by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas” 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 Arkansas, there were 184 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,803 and $24,694 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 123 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 19 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Baptist College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a small school located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas that handed out 5 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 9 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lyon College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas list. Lyon College is a small school located in Batesville, Arkansas that handed out 2 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Ouachita Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas ranking. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Hendrix College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #7. Hendrix College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 3.1% 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%.
John Brown University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas ranking. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #9. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
University of Arkansas at Monticello came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas ranking. UAM is located in Monticello, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s music degrees to qualified students.
Harding University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas ranking. University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas ranking. UA Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music students 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%.
Arkansas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
Williams Baptist University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas list. Located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Central Baptist College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas list. CBC is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s music degrees to qualified students.
University of the Ozarks came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas ranking. Clarksville, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Magnolia, Arkansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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