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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Major in Vermont

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Schools Highly Focused on Music Major in Vermont

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Music Major in Vermont” 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 Vermont, there were 63 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,877 and $24,705 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Music Major in Vermont” ranking, we looked at 7 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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Schools Highly Focused on Music Major in Vermont

The colleges and universities below are the best for vermont music students.

Top 7 Most Focused Colleges for Music in Vermont

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Bennington College
Bennington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bennington College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Major in Vermont list. Bennington is located in Bennington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s music degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Vermont College of Fine Arts
Montpelier, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vermont College of Fine Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Major in Vermont list. Montpelier, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s music degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Music Major in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Vermont University is a small school located in Johnson, Vermont that handed out 15 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

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Castleton University
Castleton, Vermont

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Music Major in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the #4 spot on the list. Castleton University is a small public school situated in Castleton, Vermont. It awarded 3 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Music Major in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlebury College landed the #5 spot on the list. Middlebury College is located in Middlebury, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s music degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Middlebury Music Report

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Saint Michael's College
Colchester, Vermont

With a ranking of #6, Saint Michael’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Major in Vermont list. Colchester, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s music degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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.

Full Saint Michael’s College Music Report

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Music Major in Vermont ranking. University of Vermont is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s music degrees to qualified students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UVM Music Report

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