by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 4,909 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 151st most popular in the United States.
Across Michigan, there were 110 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 98 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,104 and $24,884 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in music education. That schools that top this list have a program in music education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The music teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alma College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan list. Alma is located in Alma, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Read full report on Music Education at Central Michigan University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Aquinas College Michigan. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan. Aquinas College Michigan is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read full report on Music Education at Western Michigan University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Flint. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan list. UM Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hope College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan ranking. Hope is a small school located in Holland, Michigan that handed out 1 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oakland University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #7. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Andrews University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan list. Andrews is a small school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 1 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Education at Eastern Michigan University
Cornerstone University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan ranking. Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Siena Heights University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan ranking. Siena Heights University is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan that handed out 3 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northern Michigan University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan ranking. Marquette, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Spring Arbor University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan ranking. Spring Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Education at Spring Arbor University
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan ranking. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Music Education Report
Albion College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan ranking. Albion College is a small school located in Albion, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Madonna University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan list. Livonia, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #15. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a small school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Education at Concordia University, Ann Arbor
Adrian College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Michigan ranking. Adrian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Adrian, Michigan. It awarded 2 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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