by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
General Music is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 11,168 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 973 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 204 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in general music. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general music program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree general music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region list. ESU is a medium-sized public school situated in Emporia, Kansas. It awarded 4 masters’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, 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 University of South Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region list. USD is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region. Truman State University is a public institution located in Kirksville, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees 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%.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #4 spot on the list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Read full report on General Music at Missouri State University - Springfield
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s general music students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 8 masters’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s general music students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 4 masters’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
University of Kansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Kansas State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, 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 86%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 16 masters’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
University of Iowa came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 16 masters’s general music 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Dakota landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 5 masters’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s general music students 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%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 20 masters’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 more about General Music at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 8 masters’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full University of Missouri - Kansas City General Music Report
Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 18 masters’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 0.4% 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 Washington University in St Louis
University of Northern Iowa ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region list. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
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%.
With a ranking of #21, Webster University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 4 masters’s general music degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
With a ranking of #22, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees 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%.
Read full report on General Music at Minnesota State Mankato
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