by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,284 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate” ranking analyzed 327 colleges that offered a degree in music. To top this list, a school must have a successful music program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree music students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Los Angeles Film School. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate. Located in Hollywood, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 629 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate list. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 50 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate list. Valencia College is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 46 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Musicians Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate. Musicians Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Hollywood, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Snow College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Ephraim, Utah, this medium-sized public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Citrus College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking. Citrus College is a public institution located in Glendora, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lone Star College System landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking. North Harris Montgomery is a public institution located in The Woodlands, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tyler Junior College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 24 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
St Petersburg College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. St Petersburg College is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, Atlanta Institute of Music and Media did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate list. Located in Duluth, Georgia, this small private for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music at Atlanta Institute of Music and Media
International College of Broadcasting landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 23 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Music at International College of Broadcasting
Fullerton College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Fullerton College is located in Fullerton, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #13, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate list. San Jacinto Community College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 22 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Shoreline Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate list. This small school is located in Shoreline, Washington, and it awarded 22 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Riverside City College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate list. Riverside City College is a fairly large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 22 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Pasadena City College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking. Pasadena City College is a large school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 20 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
South Texas College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in McAllen, Texas, and it awarded 19 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Pellissippi State Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate list. Pellissippi State Community College is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Pellissippi State Community College
Los Angeles College of Music did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. LACM is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Broward College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Broward College is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 18 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Miami Dade College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 17 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Schenectady County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. SUNY Schenectady County Community College is a public institution located in Schenectady, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 17 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Borough of Manhattan Community College
Volunteer State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. Gallatin, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 51 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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