by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Music Theory & Composition is the 390th most popular major in the country with 1,175 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 223 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 87 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music theory and composition. To top this list, a school must have a successful music theory and composition program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree music composition students.
Out of the 27 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purchase College landed the #1 spot on the list. Purchase College is a small public school situated in Purchase, New York. It awarded 17 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s music composition degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 27 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ithaca College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Out of the 27 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Fredonia landed the #4 spot on the list. SUNY Fredonia is a small school located in Fredonia, New York that handed out 6 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Juilliard School. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. The Juilliard School is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. 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.
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Rider University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2020-2021.
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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Brooklyn College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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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University of Rochester landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Temple University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music composition degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Johns Hopkins University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.
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The New School ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music composition degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Read more about Music Theory & Composition at The New School
With a ranking of #14, Manhattan School of Music did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Nazareth College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Nazareth is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music composition degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Syracuse University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Houghton College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Houghton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houghton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Cairn University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Cairn University is a small school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of the Arts did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. The University of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 4.2% 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%.
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Susquehanna University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
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SUNY Potsdam came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Potsdam is a small school located in Potsdam, New York that handed out 0 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. RPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Nyack College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Nyack College is located in Nyack, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s music composition degrees to qualified students.
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Catholic University of America landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #21, Curtis Institute of Music did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Curtis Institute of Music is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
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Bucknell University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Composition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Bucknell University is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s music composition 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 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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