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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,281 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 454 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major” ranking looked at 34 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 doctor’s degree music performance students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend World Mission University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major. World Mission University is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Music Performance at World Mission University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleveland Institute of Music. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major. Cleveland Institute of Music is a small school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 1 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Music Performance at Cleveland Institute of Music
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 24 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 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%.
Full University of Rochester Music Performance Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winchester, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s 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 Shenandoah Music Performance Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 34 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 SUNY Stony Brook Music Performance Report
University of North Texas ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music performance degrees to 37 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at UNT
Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 38 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Full Michigan State University Music Performance Report
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music performance degrees to 12 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%.
Full UMKC Music Performance Report
Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 41 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at IU Bloomington
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking, coming in at #10. The Graduate Center, CUNY is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Full The Graduate Center Music Performance Report
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 30 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UC Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #12, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at Southern Miss
Boston University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, 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 94%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Boston University
Florida State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida State Music Performance Report
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
With a ranking of #16, University of Miami did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music performance students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Music Performance at U Miami
University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking, coming in at #17. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 13 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at CU - Boulder
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s music performance 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 more about Music Performance at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music performance degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full University of Oklahoma Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #20, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Music Performance Report
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 doctorate’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Music Performance Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 9 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 Music Performance at UofSC
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Music Performance at U-M
Northwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s music performance degrees 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Northwestern University
With a ranking of #25, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Performance Major list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s music performance degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Music Performance at Johns Hopkins University
