2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Music is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 11,168 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,432 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general music. That schools that top this list have a program in general music in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 12 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Full University of Memphis General Music Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #2 spot on the list. West Virginia University is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 9 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Read more about General Music at West Virginia University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 12 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Music at University of Kentucky
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Music at University of Georgia
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 3 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Music at University of Virginia - Main Campus
The University of Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s general music degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on General Music at The University of Alabama
Duke University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 98%.
Read full report on General Music at Duke University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 6 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Louisiana State University General Music Report
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Mississippi is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 3 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Ole Miss General Music Report
University of Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 15 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Music at UF
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Music at USF Tampa
With a ranking of #12, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general music degrees to 5 students 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%.
Read full report on General Music at Mississippi State University
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.