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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,281 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 274 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major” ranking looked at 58 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in music performance.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree music performance students.
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, California Jazz Conservatory landed the #1 spot on the list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California Jazz Conservatory Music Performance Report
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Musicians Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Hollywood, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified associates’s music performance students 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Schenectady County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Schenectady County Community College is a small school located in Schenectady, New York that handed out 6 associates’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
Full SUNY Schenectady Music Performance Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Calvary University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 3 associates’s music performance degrees 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%. 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.
Read full report on Music Performance at Calvary University
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Onondaga Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. OCC is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Onondaga Community College Music Performance Report
Volunteer State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Volunteer State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Gallatin, Tennessee that handed out 12 associates’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Full VSCC Music Performance Report
Cecil College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. This small school is located in North East, Maryland, and it awarded 3 associates’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Cecil College
Pellissippi State Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 30 associates’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Music Performance at Pellissippi State Community College
With a ranking of #9, Nashville State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Nashville State Community College is a public institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees 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 Music Performance at Nashville State Community College
Adirondack Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Queensbury, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 0 students 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 Music Performance at SUNY Adirondack
Finger Lakes Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Canandaigua, New York. It awarded 5 associates’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Music Performance at Finger Lakes Community College
Lamar State College - Port Arthur did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking, coming in at #12. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public institution located in Port Arthur, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Nassau Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Garden City, New York, and it awarded 10 associates’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Music Performance at Nassau Community College
With a ranking of #14, Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Trevecca Nazarene University
With a ranking of #15, South Plains College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Located in Levelland, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full South Plains College Music Performance Report
Walters State Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Walters State Community College is located in Morristown, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Music Performance at Walters State Community College
With a ranking of #17, Orange County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Middletown, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Orange County Community College
Roane State Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Located in Harriman, Tennessee, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s music performance 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%.
Full Roane State Community College Music Performance Report
Glendale Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Music Performance at Glendale Community College
Chattanooga State Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 10 associates’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 more about Music Performance at Chattanooga State Community College
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking, coming in at #21. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music performance degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UCO Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #22, Monroe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 4 associates’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Music Performance at Monroe Community College
Community College of Philadelphia ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 associates’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Community College of Philadelphia Music Performance Report
Casper College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 2 associates’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Casper College Music Performance Report
Scottsdale Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Scottsdale Community College Music Performance Report
