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. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Music Major in New York 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 New York, there were 2,351 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,290 and $25,411 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 134 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,256 and $16,406 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 19 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Borough of Manhattan Community College is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Borough of Manhattan Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Schenectady County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate list. SUNY Schenectady 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Broome. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate list. Located in Binghamton, New York, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Suffolk County Community College is a public institution located in Selden, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Garden City, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Onondaga Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate ranking. OCC is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hostos Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate ranking. Hostos 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 #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate list. Queensborough Community College is a fairly large school located in Bayside, New York that handed out 6 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
LaGuardia Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Long Island City, New York, and it awarded 5 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Monroe Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in New York 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 came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate ranking. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Canandaigua, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Nyack College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate list. Nyack College is located in Nyack, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Adirondack Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate ranking. Adirondack Community College is located in Queensbury, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
SUNY Ulster ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate list. SUNY Ulster is located in Stone Ridge, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Orange County Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate list. Orange County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Middletown, New York. It awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Orange County Community College
Jamestown Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate ranking. Jamestown Community College is located in Jamestown, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Niagara County Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate ranking. Located in Sanborn, New York, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Mercy College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Mercy College is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Five Towns College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in New York for an Associate ranking. Located in Dix Hills, New York, this small private for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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