by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Arizona, there were 330 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,179 and $19,101 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 35 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,456 and $20,530 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in music. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in music.
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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 Arizona”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Arizona College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona. Eastern Arizona College is a public institution located in Thatcher, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona list. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona list. Scottsdale Community College is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Western College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona. Arizona Western College is a medium-sized school located in Yuma, Arizona that handed out 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Phoenix College landed the #5 spot on the list. Phoenix College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #6. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 4 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona list. Chandler, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
South Mountain Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona ranking. South Mountain Community College is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Cochise County Community College District ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona list. Cochise County Community College District is a small public school situated in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It awarded 2 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Pima Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
GateWay Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona list. GateWay Community College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Rio Salado College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona list. Rio Salado College is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Arizona College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona list. Central Arizona College is a small public school situated in Coolidge, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Avondale, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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Paradise Valley Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in Arizona ranking. Paradise Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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