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2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas

7 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Texas, there were 177 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking looked at 7 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.

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 Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Texas

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 16 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” 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.

Full University of North Texas Music Education Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree music teacher education students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. 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.

Full UT Austin Music Education Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Education at Texas State University

#5

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree music teacher education students list, Tarleton has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton are $15,485.

Full Tarleton State University Music Education Report

#7 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #7 spot in our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

Full UT Arlington Music Education Report

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

SMU also made our “Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Education at Southern Methodist University

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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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