2024 Best Music Schools in Texas
28
Colleges in Texas
2,118
Music Degrees Awarded
$36,396
Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in
music is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #43 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 28 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for music students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,118 degrees in music during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Music School
Your choice of music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Music Rankings by Degree Level
The music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Schools in Texas.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Best Schools for Music in Texas
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the music degree levels they offer.
10 Top Texas Schools in Music
It is hard to beat Rice University if you wish to pursue a degree in music. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were approximately 87 music students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program report average early career earnings of $28,275.
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It is difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in music. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 140 music students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available. Those music students who get their degree from The University of Texas at Austin earn $2,212 more than the average music grad.
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Highest Degree Type
16th
Most Popular In TX
54
Music Degrees Awarded
Texas Christian University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 54 music students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
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It's hard to beat Southern Methodist University if you want to pursue a degree in music. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 80 music students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the music program earn an average of $25,103 in the first couple years of their career.
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Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.
There were about 115 music students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, music degree recipients usually make around $37,207 at the beginning of their careers.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were approximately 324 music students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program state that they receive average early career income of $28,766.
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Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were roughly 123.00000000000001 music students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year. Those music students who get their degree from Texas Tech University make $5,138 more than the average music grad.
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Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were about 60 music students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program state that they receive average early career wages of $17,039.
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Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #397 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 90 music students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the music program earn about $31,362 in their early career salary.
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Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #458 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Rio Grande Valley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 57 music students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent year we have data available. Music degree recipients from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley earn a boost of around $11,235 over the average income of music graduates.
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