2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 5,336 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,836 and $24,882 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 898 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 76 colleges that offered a degree in music. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in music.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region. UNCSA is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full UNCSA Music Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Baptist College of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Graceville, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full BCF Music Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region. Salem is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 4 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Salem Music Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Winchester, Virginia, and it awarded 26 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read more about Music at Shenandoah University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mobile. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music at University of Mobile
University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas at Monticello is located in Monticello, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Music at UAM
Lynn University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Lynn University Music Report
Columbus State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Columbus State University is a medium-sized school located in Columbus, Georgia that handed out 17 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Full CSU Music Report
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Miami Music Report
Loyola University New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Loyola University New Orleans is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 10 masters’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%.
Read more about Music at Loyola New Orleans
University of Southern Mississippi landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Southern Miss
Belmont University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music at Belmont
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.
Full UNC Greensboro Music Report
University of New Orleans landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 9 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music at UNO
Converse College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 2 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music at Converse College
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full Louisiana State University Music Report
University of Memphis came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.
Full UofM Music Report
Norfolk State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 4 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Norfolk State Music Report
With a ranking of #19, University of Louisville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. UofL is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 25 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music at University of Louisville
With a ranking of #20, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music at UCA
Georgia State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 34 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Georgia State
Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large public school situated in Hammond, Louisiana. It awarded 9 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music at Southeastern Louisiana University
Austin Peay State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Austin Peay State University is a public institution located in Clarksville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music at Austin Peay State University
Florida State University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 51 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Full Florida State University Music Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.
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 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%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Music Report
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