by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in North Carolina” ranking.
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 North Carolina, there were 511 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,568 and $26,863 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,744 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 3 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 9 doctorate’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in North Carolina. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in North Carolina. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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