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. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,114 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,126 and $21,035 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 78 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer 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 rocky mountains region associate degree music students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. Snow College is a public institution located in Ephraim, Utah. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Powell, Wyoming, and it awarded 15 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. North Idaho College is a public institution located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Wyoming Community College District. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. Located in Sheridan, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Wyoming Community College District Music Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. UVU is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 4 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arapahoe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Littleton, Colorado, and it awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Wyoming Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Western Wyoming Community College is a small public school situated in Rock Springs, Wyoming. It awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Community College of Aurora came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Community College of Aurora is a medium-sized public school situated in Aurora, Colorado. It awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Idaho landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. College of Southern Idaho is located in Twin Falls, Idaho and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Laramie County Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Cheyenne, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Casper College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Casper, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Central Wyoming College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. CWC is a small school located in Riverton, Wyoming that handed out 0 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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