by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,114 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,126 and $21,035 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 78 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Powell, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Snow College is a medium-sized public school situated in Ephraim, Utah. It awarded 29 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Wyoming Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. WWCC is a small school located in Rock Springs, Wyoming that handed out 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Wyoming Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Sheridan, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arapahoe Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Arapahoe Community College is a public institution located in Littleton, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Community College of Aurora did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CCA is a medium-sized school located in Aurora, Colorado that handed out 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, North Idaho College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Laramie County Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. LCCC is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Casper College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Casper College is a public institution located in Casper, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Idaho landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. College of Southern Idaho is located in Twin Falls, Idaho and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Salt Lake Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Utah Valley University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 4 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Central Wyoming College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CWC is a public institution located in Riverton, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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