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Most Popular Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

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2023 Most Popular Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

6 Colleges
$26,068 Avg Salary
$24,916 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 55 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maine to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern Maine to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 56% are male.

Music majors at University of Southern Maine take out an average of $20,032 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Music at University of Southern Maine

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maine at Augusta is a great place for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.

Women make up 58% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at University of Maine at Augusta Report

#3

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Bates College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in Maine. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in music at Bates, 86% are male and 14% are female.

Full Music at Bates College Report

#4

Colby College

Waterville, ME

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colby College is a great place for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Waterville.

About 60% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Music at Colby College Report

#5

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

Out of the 6 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowdoin College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Brunswick.

About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Music at Bowdoin College Report

#6

University of Maine

Orono, ME

With a ranking of #6, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in music at UMaine, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Read full report on Music at University of Maine

Best Music Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,453
Connecticut 423
New Hampshire 46
Rhode Island 72
Vermont 63

Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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