by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 25,910 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States. 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 York, there were 2,351 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,290 and $25,411 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 134 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,256 and $16,406 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York” 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Schenectady County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York. SUNY Schenectady is a small school located in Schenectady, New York that handed out 17 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Broome. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York. SUNY Broome is located in Binghamton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Onondaga Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York list. OCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 11 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nyack College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York list. This small school is located in Nyack, New York, and it awarded 4 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Ulster landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Stone Ridge, New York, and it awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Adirondack Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York ranking. SUNY Adirondack is a small school located in Queensbury, New York that handed out 4 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Hostos Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York list. Hostos Community College is located in Bronx, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Finger Lakes Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York ranking. Finger Lakes Community College is located in Canandaigua, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Nassau Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York ranking. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 14 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Suffolk County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Selden, New York, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Suffolk County Community College
Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York ranking. BMCC is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Orange County Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Middletown, New York, and it awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Jamestown Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York ranking. Jamestown Community College is a small school located in Jamestown, New York that handed out 2 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Monroe Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 5 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Queensborough Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York ranking. Located in Bayside, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Queensborough Community College
Niagara County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York ranking, coming in at #16. Niagara County Community College is a public institution located in Sanborn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Niagara County Community College
LaGuardia Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York list. Located in Long Island City, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Mercy College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York ranking. Mercy College is a medium-sized school located in Dobbs Ferry, New York that handed out 16 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Five Towns College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in New York ranking. Located in Dix Hills, New York, this small private for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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