by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,175 people earned their degree in music theory and composition, making the major the 390th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 31 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in music theory and composition. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in music theory and composition.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Ozarks landed the #1 spot on the list. Point Lookout, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music composition degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at Hard Work U
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Olaf College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northfield, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music composition degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northwestern - St Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region list. Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s music composition degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at Northwestern
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #5 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 1 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at University of Minnesota - Duluth
With a ranking of #6, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2020-2021.
Full Wichita State University Music Theory & Composition Report
University of Northern Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region list. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Music Theory & Composition at University of Northern Iowa
Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Concordia College at Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 0 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Theory & Composition at Concordia College at Moorhead
With a ranking of #7, Coe College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music composition degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
William Jewell College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region list. William Jewell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Liberty, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Cornell College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Cornell College is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s music composition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Theory & Composition at Cornell College
Webster University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s music composition degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at Webster University
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