by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 the Southeast region, there were 5,336 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,836 and $24,882 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 308 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 41 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 the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlanta Institute of Music and Media. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Duluth, Georgia, this small private for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Volunteer State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Gallatin, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pellissippi State Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nashville State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Itawamba Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Mississippi Delta Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi Delta Community College is a public institution located in Moorhead, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Beebe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas State University - Beebe is a public institution located in Beebe, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wesson, Mississippi 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.
Read full report on Music at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
With a ranking of #10, Thomas More University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Thomas More is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. It awarded 2 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Trevecca Nazarene University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #12, Walters State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Morristown, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music at Walters State Community College
With a ranking of #13, Roane State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Roane State Community College is located in Harriman, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Chattanooga State Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, St Petersburg College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. St Petersburg College is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
John Tyler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. John Tyler Community College is a public institution located in Chester, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Daytona State College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Daytona State College is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 11 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Dalton State College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Dalton State College is located in Dalton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Valencia College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Johnson University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Middle Georgia State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Georgia State University is a public institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
East Mississippi Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Tidewater Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Tidewater Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cleveland State Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Cleveland, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Cleveland State Community College
Broward College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Broward College is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
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