by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Music Major in Maine for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Maine, there were 55 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,717 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Music Major in Maine for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular music programs in the United States.
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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 Maine for a Master’s” 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 maine master’s degree music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Maine for a Master’s list. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Maine for a Master’s list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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