by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Illinois” 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 Illinois, there were 1,138 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,572 and $23,882 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in music. That schools that top this list have a program in music in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree music students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Wood Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois. Located in Quincy, Illinois, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of DuPage. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois list. COD is a large public school situated in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. It awarded 6 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Suburban College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois list. South Suburban College is a small public school situated in South Holland, Illinois. It awarded 1 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John A Logan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois list. John A Logan College is a public institution located in Carterville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Lincoln Land Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois list. Located in Springfield, Illinois, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Lewis and Clark Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois ranking. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school situated in Godfrey, Illinois. It awarded 2 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
McHenry County College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois ranking. MCC is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Moraine Valley Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois list. Moraine Valley Community College is a fairly large school located in Palos Hills, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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William Rainey Harper College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Palatine, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Illinois College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois ranking. SWIC is a public institution located in Belleville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakton Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois ranking. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Des Plaines, Illinois. It awarded 0 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Elgin Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois list. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Kaskaskia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois list. Kaskaskia College is a small school located in Centralia, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Lake County came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois ranking. Grayslake, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Rend Lake College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #12. Rend Lake College is a small public school situated in Ina, Illinois. It awarded 0 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Waubonsee Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois list. Sugar Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Parkland College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois list. Parkland College is a medium-sized public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 0 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Illinois ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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