by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Missouri” 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 Missouri, there were 377 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,487 and $23,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 227 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 31 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri bachelor’s degree music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calvary University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. Calvary is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 3 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Urshan College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. Urshan College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wentzville, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. Truman State University is a small school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 23 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Western State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri. Missouri Western State University is a public institution located in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Evangel University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking. Evangel is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hannibal - LaGrange University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking. Hannibal - LaGrange University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hannibal, Missouri. It awarded 2 bachelors’s music degrees 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.
Drury University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking. University of Missouri - St Louis is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Missouri landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, College of the Ozarks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. Point Lookout, Missouri 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.
Missouri Southern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #12. Missouri Southern State University is a public institution located in Joplin, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Stephens College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking. Stephens College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 1 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southwest Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Bolivar, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking. Fayette, Missouri 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.
Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #16. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 9 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
William Jewell College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Liberty, Missouri, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s music degrees 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Culver - Stockton College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking. Canton, Missouri 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.
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 8 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s music degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Missouri Baptist University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Avila University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
Washington University in St Louis ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Webster University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri ranking. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 17 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
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