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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Music Major in New Jersey for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that 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 New Jersey, there were 593 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,273 and $26,136 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 34 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $15,066 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Music Major in New Jersey for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Music Major in New Jersey for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey associate degree music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend County College of Morris. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. County College of Morris is a medium-sized school located in Randolph, New Jersey that handed out 15 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in New Jersey for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookdale Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lincroft, New Jersey. It awarded 11 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Raritan Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in New Jersey for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Branchburg, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Essex County College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in New Jersey for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Passaic County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. PCCC is located in Paterson, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
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