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2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Music Education is the 157th most popular major in the country with 4,774 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 366 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree music teacher education students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 17 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 10 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376.

Read more about Music Education at The University of Texas at Arlington

#7

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Tarleton State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton are $15,485.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Education at University of Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Education at SMU

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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