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 an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New Jersey” 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 New Jersey, there were 593 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,273 and $26,136 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 34 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $15,066 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New Jersey” ranking looked at 5 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 music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New Jersey”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey associate degree music students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, County College of Morris landed the #1 spot on the list. County College of Morris is a medium-sized school located in Randolph, New Jersey that handed out 15 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New Jersey list. Lincroft, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Raritan Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New Jersey. This medium-sized school is located in Branchburg, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Essex County College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New Jersey. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Passaic County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New Jersey list. Passaic County Community College is a public institution located in Paterson, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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