by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 4,487 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,023 and $25,920 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 199 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 32 colleges that offered a degree in music. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in music.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Borough of Manhattan Community College is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 17 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Schenectady County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Located in Schenectady, New York, this small public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at SUNY Schenectady County Community College
Out of the 32 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Broome landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Broome is a public institution located in Binghamton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend County College of Morris. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school situated in Randolph, New Jersey. It awarded 15 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 32 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Selden, New York, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Suffolk County Community College
With a ranking of #6, Nassau Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Nassau Community College is a public institution located in Garden City, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Onondaga Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. OCC is a medium-sized school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 11 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Brookdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Lincroft, New Jersey that handed out 11 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Bucks County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Hostos Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Hostos Community College is located in Bronx, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Queensborough Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Bayside, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Community College of Allegheny County landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. CCAC is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Carroll Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Westminster, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Community College of Philadelphia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Music at Community College of Philadelphia
LaGuardia Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. LaGuardia is a fairly large school located in Long Island City, New York that handed out 5 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Raritan Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Located in Branchburg, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Monroe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Monroe Community College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Finger Lakes Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Canandaigua, New York, and it awarded 4 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Nyack College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Nyack College is a small school located in Nyack, New York that handed out 4 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Adirondack Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. SUNY Adirondack is a small public school situated in Queensbury, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Ulster ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Stone Ridge, New York, and it awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Cecil College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Cecil College is a small public school situated in North East, Maryland. It awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Orange County Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Middletown, New York, and it awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Orange County Community College
Essex County College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Essex County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Jamestown Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Jamestown, New York, and it awarded 2 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Niagara County Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Niagara County Community College is a public institution located in Sanborn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Montgomery County Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Montco is a public institution located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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