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. 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 the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,308 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,383 and $23,796 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 99 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 14 doctorate’s music degrees 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Plains States Region. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Plains States Region. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Washington University in St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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