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 has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in Alabama” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Alabama, there were 276 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,221 and $24,863 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,366 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 2 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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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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in Alabama”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in Alabama”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mobile. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in Alabama. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 2 doctorate’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in Alabama list. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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