2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region
290
Ranked Colleges
3,652
Degrees Awarded
$24,575
Avg Salary
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southeast region, there were 5,336 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,836 and $24,882 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,652 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 290 colleges that offered 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree music students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Baptist College of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region. Graceville, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 8 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.
Read more about Music at BCF
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full UNCSA Music Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Visible Music College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Music at Visible Music College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fisk University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Fisk University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Fisk University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Toccoa Falls College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region. Toccoa Falls is a small school located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia that handed out 9 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Toccoa Falls
With a ranking of #6, Edward Waters College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music at Edward Waters College
Belmont University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 98 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Read full report on Music at Belmont
Brevard College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Brevard College is located in Brevard, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s music degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Music at Brevard College
Southern Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Buena Vista, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music at SVU
Rollins College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Rollins is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music at Rollins
Talladega College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Talladega College is a small school located in Talladega, Alabama that handed out 6 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Talladega College Music Report
With a ranking of #12, Arkansas Baptist College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas Baptist College is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Arkansas Baptist College Music Report
With a ranking of #13, Dillard University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Dillard University is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s music degrees to qualified students.
Full Dillard University Music Report
Brewton - Parker College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Brewton - Parker College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Vernon, Georgia. It awarded 2 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music at Brewton - Parker College
Centenary College of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read more about Music at Centenary College of Louisiana
Full Sail University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 194 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Full Sail University
Lane College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lane College Music Report
With a ranking of #17, Allen University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Allen University
Stetson University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Stetson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in DeLand, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music at Stetson University
With a ranking of #20, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 137 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music at Middle Tennessee State University
University of Montevallo landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Montevallo, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Montevallo
Bethune - Cookman University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethune - Cookman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bethune - Cookman University Music Report
University of North Carolina at Asheville came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Asheville is a small school located in Asheville, North Carolina that handed out 20 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Asheville Music Report
Lee University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Cleveland, Tennessee, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Lee University Music Report
Wesleyan College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wesleyan College is a small school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 5 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read more about Music at Wesleyan College
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