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 has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 11,168 people earned their degree in general music, making the major the 73rd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,032 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major” ranking analyzed 246 colleges that offered a degree in general music. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general music.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree general music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major list. Northwest College is a small school located in Powell, Wyoming that handed out 1 associates’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 24 associates’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Linn-Benton Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major list. Located in Albany, Oregon, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s general music students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Music at Linn-Benton Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Broome. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Binghamton, New York, and it awarded 5 associates’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar State College - Port Arthur. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major list. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public institution located in Port Arthur, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 General Music at Lamar State College - Port Arthur
Temple College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. Temple College is located in Temple, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 associates’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
East Central College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major list. Union, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general music degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Cottey College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. This small school is located in Nevada, Missouri, and it awarded 0 associates’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Southwestern Michigan College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. Located in Dowagiac, Michigan, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s general music students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major list. Located in Sonora, California, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s general music students in 2021-2022.
Tyler Junior College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 11 associates’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #12, Holyoke Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major list. Holyoke Community College is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bucks County Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 associates’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Music at Bucks County Community College
Carroll Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. Located in Westminster, Maryland, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s general music students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Music at Carroll Community College
Western Wyoming Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. This small school is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and it awarded 1 associates’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
Nyack College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking, coming in at #16. Nyack College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 3 associates’s general music 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%.
Laney College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major list. Oakland, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general music degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
Bunker Hill Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. Bunker Hill Community College is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 9 associates’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
SUNY Ulster landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. SUNY Ulster is a small school located in Stone Ridge, New York that handed out 2 associates’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Itawamba Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking, coming in at #20. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general music degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 #21, College of Marin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major list. College of Marin is a public institution located in Kentfield, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small school located in Waxahachie, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Music at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
With a ranking of #23, Northern Oklahoma College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major list. Tonkawa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general music degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 #24, Mississippi Delta Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major list. Moorhead, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general music degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Full Mississippi Delta Community College General Music Report
Navarro College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Music Major ranking. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school situated in Corsicana, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
Not only did these schools make the top 37 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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