2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the Southwest Region

#1

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Education at University of North Texas

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’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.

Read full report on Music Education at Texas Tech University

#3

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Education at UT Austin

#4

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#4 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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 Norman Campus

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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.

Credits

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