by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Music is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 25,860 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , music graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $27,123 and had an average of $27,532 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,168 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major” ranking analyzed 327 colleges that offered a degree in music. That schools that top this list have a program in music in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree music students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend International College of Broadcasting. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major. International College of Broadcasting is a small school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 10 associates’s music degrees in 2021-2022.
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.
Out of the 327 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Film School landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Hollywood, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 483 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Jazz Conservatory. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major list. California Jazz Conservatory is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees 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%. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlanta Institute of Music and Media. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major list. Atlanta Institute of Music and Media is a private for-profit institution located in Duluth, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
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Out of the 327 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles College of Music landed the #5 spot on the list. Los Angeles College of Music is a small private for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 6 associates’s music degrees in 2021-2022.
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 ranking of #6, Musicians Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major list. This small school is located in Hollywood, California, and it awarded 53 associates’s music degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. 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.
Northwest College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major ranking. Northwest College is a small school located in Powell, Wyoming that handed out 3 associates’s music degrees in 2021-2022.
SUNY Schenectady County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major ranking, coming in at #8. Schenectady, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
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Snow College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major list. Located in Ephraim, Utah, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Lamar State College - Port Arthur came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major ranking. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a small public school situated in Port Arthur, Texas. It awarded 12 associates’s music degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Calvary University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major ranking, coming in at #11. Calvary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2021-2022.
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. 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%.
Linn-Benton Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major ranking, coming in at #12. Linn-Benton Community College is a public institution located in Albany, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 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%.
SUNY Broome ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major list. SUNY Broome is a medium-sized school located in Binghamton, New York that handed out 5 associates’s music degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Temple College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major ranking. Located in Temple, Texas, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2021-2022.
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%.
With a ranking of #15, Honolulu Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major list. Honolulu CC is a small public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 16 associates’s music degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Shoreline Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major ranking. Shoreline Community College is a public institution located in Shoreline, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s 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%.
East Central College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major list. East Central College is a public institution located in Union, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees 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 ranking of #18, Cottey College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major list. Cottey College is located in Nevada, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 2.2% 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%.
County College of Morris did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major ranking, coming in at #19. This medium-sized school is located in Randolph, New Jersey, and it awarded 16 associates’s music degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southwestern Michigan College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major list. SMC is a public institution located in Dowagiac, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s 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%.
Onondaga Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major ranking. OCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 20 associates’s music degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #22, Volunteer State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major list. VSCC is a medium-sized school located in Gallatin, Tennessee that handed out 12 associates’s music 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%.
Cecil College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major list. Cecil College is a small school located in North East, Maryland that handed out 3 associates’s music 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%.
With a ranking of #24, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major list. Located in Sonora, California, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2021-2022.
Tyler Junior College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s music degrees in 2021-2022.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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