by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 213 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. That schools that top this list have a program in music performance in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #1 spot on the list. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 22 masters’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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Pitt State is a public institution located in Pittsburg, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Plains States Region list. Wichita State University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Plains States Region. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 6 masters’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Parkville, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Webster University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 1 students 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%.
Calvary University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Calvary is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
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%. 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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