by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado” 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 Colorado, there were 554 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,067 and $24,472 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 325 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 105 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naropa University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Adams State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado. Adams State is a small school located in Alamosa, Colorado that handed out 10 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
University of Northern Colorado came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado ranking. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Western Colorado University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado list. Western is a small public school situated in Gunnison, Colorado. It awarded 3 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado ranking. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #10. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 27 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Colorado Christian University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado list. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 6 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mesa University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mesa University is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Fort Lewis College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado list. FLC is a public institution located in Durango, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Regis University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado ranking. Regis U is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 1 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Colorado ranking. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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