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. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Far Western US region, there were 4,440 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,019 and $23,227 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,247 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 110 colleges that offered a degree in music. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in music.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree music students.
Out of the 110 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Film School landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Musicians Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Hollywood, California, and it awarded 41 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citrus College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Glendora, California, and it awarded 27 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shoreline Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Shoreline, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fullerton College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Fullerton College is a fairly large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 22 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Riverside City College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 22 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Pasadena City College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Pasadena City College is a public institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles College of Music landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. 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.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Santa Monica College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Santa Monica, California, and it awarded 16 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Portland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles City College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 14 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Linn-Benton Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Albany, Oregon, and it awarded 14 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Sequoias ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Located in Visalia, California, this fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Moorpark College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moorpark, California, and it awarded 11 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Honolulu Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Honolulu Community College is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #16, West Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. West Valley College is a medium-sized school located in Saratoga, California that handed out 10 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
East Los Angeles College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. East Los Angeles College is a public institution located in Monterey Park, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, MiraCosta College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. MiraCosta College is a fairly large public school situated in Oceanside, California. It awarded 9 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Fresno City College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Fresno City College is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. College of the Desert is a fairly large school located in Palm Desert, California that handed out 9 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Walnut, California, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, San Diego Mesa College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 9 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Laney College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Laney College is a medium-sized school located in Oakland, California that handed out 8 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Ventura College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Ventura College is located in Ventura, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
El Camino College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. This fairly large school is located in Torrance, California, and it awarded 8 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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