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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Mississippi, there were 182 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 96 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 14 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 Mississippi for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Southern Miss is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 29 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Alcorn State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Alcorn State University is a public institution located in Alcorn State, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jackson State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s. Jackson State University is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 8 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Belhaven University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Mississippi University for Women did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. MUW is a small public school situated in Columbus, Mississippi. It awarded 7 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 4 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Delta State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Delta State University is a small school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 3 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Mississippi College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Mississippi Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tougaloo College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tougaloo is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tougaloo, Mississippi. It awarded 2 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
William Carey University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking. William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s music degrees to qualified students.
Blue Mountain College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
Millsaps College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Millsaps College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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