by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 4,909 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 151st most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 214 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,612 and $39,317 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Adams State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This small school is located in Alamosa, Colorado, and it awarded 11 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 12 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Southern Utah University is a fairly large school located in Cedar City, Utah that handed out 8 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boise State is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wyoming ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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