by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Music Major in California” ranking.
Music is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,160 and had an average of $24,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 3,612 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,084 and $22,049 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Music Major in California” ranking, we looked at 163 colleges that offer a degree in music. To top this list, a school must have a successful music program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Music Major in California”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Film School. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California list. Located in Hollywood, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 705 diplomas to qualified ’s music students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in California. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s music degrees to 174 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, 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 Southern California. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in California. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 182 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, 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 91%.
Out of the 163 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #4 spot on the list. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s music degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.
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 2.4% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in California. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 114 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in California list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 132 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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California State University - Fullerton landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California ranking. Cal State Fullerton is a large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 89 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Musicians Institute did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California ranking, coming in at #8. Musicians Institute is located in Hollywood, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 143 ’s music degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
San Diego State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California ranking, coming in at #9. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school awarded 71 diplomas to qualified ’s music students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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 89%.
Los Angeles College of Music landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California ranking. Los Angeles College of Music is a small private for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 67 ’s music degrees 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.
With a ranking of #11, California Institute of the Arts did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California list. CalArts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valencia, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 61 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
With a ranking of #12, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 57 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California ranking, coming in at #13. Sac State is a large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 56 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
University of California - Berkeley ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in California list. University of California - Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 54 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
California State University - Fresno landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California ranking. California State University - Fresno is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
San Jose State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in California ranking. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 52 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Azusa Pacific University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California ranking. Azusa Pacific University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Azusa, California. It awarded 51 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, California State University - Chico did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California list. Chico, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s music degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
University of California - Irvine landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified ’s music students in 2020-2021.
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 freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in California ranking. Pomona, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s music degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #21, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California list. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 38 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Chapman University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in California ranking. Chapman is a medium-sized school located in Orange, California that handed out 37 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #23, Academy of Art University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 35 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California ranking, coming in at #24. San Francisco State University is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 32 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in California ranking, coming in at #25. Cal Baptist is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s music degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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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