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Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

2023 Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

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$21,963 Avg Salary
$18,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music Associate Degree School for You

Music is the #41 most popular major in New Jersey with 593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named County College of Morris the most popular school in New Jersey for music students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in music at County College of Morris, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brookdale Community College is a great place for music students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 64% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Raritan Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. RVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

Of the 5 students majoring in music at RVCC, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#4

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Out of the 5 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Essex County College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, Essex is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Passaic County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in New Jersey. PCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Paterson.

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Best Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 960
New York 2,324
Maryland 393
District of Columbia 117
Delaware 43

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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