by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Music Major in Montana” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 25,910 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States. 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 Montana, there were 43 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Music Major in Montana” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Music Major in Montana” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for montana music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Montana list. UM is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s music degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s music degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the #3 spot on the list. Montana State University - Billings is a small school located in Billings, Montana that handed out 5 ’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rocky Mountain College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in Montana. Located in Billings, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s music students in 2020-2021.
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