by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Music is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,160 and had an average of $24,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,440 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,019 and $23,227 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,247 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 110 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their music program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree music students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Los Angeles Film School. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region. LA Film School is located in Hollywood, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 629 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 110 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Jazz Conservatory landed the #2 spot on the list. California Jazz Conservatory is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 4 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Los Angeles College of Music. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region. LACM is a small school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 18 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 110 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Musicians Institute landed the #4 spot on the list. Musicians Institute is a small school located in Hollywood, California that handed out 41 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Linn-Benton Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Albany, Oregon, and it awarded 14 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Honolulu Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Shoreline Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region list. Shoreline Community College is a small public school situated in Shoreline, Washington. It awarded 22 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Sonora, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Laney College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Oakland, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
College of Marin ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region list. Kentfield, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
West Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Saratoga, California, and it awarded 10 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Citrus College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Glendora, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
College of San Mateo ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Mateo, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Palm Desert, California, and it awarded 9 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Crafton Hills College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region list. Yucaipa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
San Diego Mesa College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 9 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, College of the Sequoias did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Visalia, California, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Los Angeles City College is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Riverside City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Grays Harbor College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Aberdeen, Washington, and it awarded 2 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Tacoma Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region list. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 7 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Fullerton College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Fullerton, California, this fairly large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Las Positas College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Livermore, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Pacific Union College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Angwin, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Gavilan College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Far Western US Region list. Gavilan College is a small school located in Gilroy, California that handed out 4 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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