2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 4,774 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 366 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 276 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 39 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 11 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
SWOSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $12,891 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Music Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Alva, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.
NWOSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwestern Oklahoma State University is $9,791 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University also made our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
Read full report on Music Education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.
NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $9,994 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
Northern Arizona University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students per year to attend NAU.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.
OSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students per year to attend OSU.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Grand Canyon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $24,982 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Read full report on Music Education at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students per year to attend University of Oklahoma.
The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Music Education at University of Oklahoma
Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 4 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Cameron University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Cameron University is a public institution located in Lawton, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Cameron University is $7,952 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Oklahoma Christian University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. OC is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend OC is $21,347 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Texas Lutheran University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Texas Lutheran University is a small school located in Seguin, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
TLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Lutheran University is $19,223 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 19 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Wayland Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Plainview, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Wayland Baptist University is $25,152 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Music Education at Wayland Baptist University
Southern Nazarene University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Bethany, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
SNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,147 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students per year to attend Southern Nazarene University.
With a ranking of #18, East Texas Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. East Texas Baptist University is located in Marshall, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
East Texas Baptist University also made our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #22. It costs about $22,515 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students per year to attend East Texas Baptist University.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Belton, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.
UMHB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMHB is $27,099 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor Music Education Report
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
Read full report on Music Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Oklahoma Baptist University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.
OBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OBU is $21,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
University of St. Thomas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UST is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students list, UST has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UST is $18,476 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
Hardin - Simmons University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Hardin - Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hardin - Simmons University is $19,509 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.
Read full report on Music Education at Hardin - Simmons University
Texas Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Wesleyan also made our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $23,473 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students per year to attend Texas Wesleyan University.
Howard Payne University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Brownwood, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Howard Payne University is $22,178 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music teacher education students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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%.
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