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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 7,281 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,474 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 718 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 61 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their music performance program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree music performance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Curtis Institute of Music. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Curtis Institute of Music Music Performance Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of the Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The University of the Arts is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full The University of the Arts Music Performance Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Potsdam. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Potsdam, New York, this small public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Fredonia. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Fredonia is located in Fredonia, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 61 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bard College landed the #5 spot on the list. Annandale-On-Hudson, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 13 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 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Bard College Music Performance Report
University of Rochester landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 101 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Lebanon Valley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Annville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 16 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%.
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University of Valley Forge ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Phoenixville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, Catholic University of America did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Catholic University of America is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 11 bachelors’s music performance 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full CUA Music Performance Report
Ithaca College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
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. 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%.
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The College of Saint Rose came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Saint Rose is located in Albany, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
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Purchase College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Purchase, New York, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New Wilmington, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Music Performance at Westminster College Pennsylvania
Seton Hill University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Susquehanna University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Susquehanna University is a small school located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Lancaster Bible College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lancaster Bible College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lancaster Bible College Music Performance Report
Nazareth College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Rochester, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Full Nazareth Music Performance Report
The New School landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. The New School is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 11 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
Full New School University Music Performance Report
West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 24 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Hunter College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hunter is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 24 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 Hunter Music Performance Report
Roberts Wesleyan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Roberts Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 0 bachelors’s music performance 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%.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 68 students in 2021-2022.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Nyack College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Gettysburg College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #25. Gettysburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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