by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,761 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 151st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 431 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in music education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their music education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The music teacher education 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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree music teacher education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Music Education at University of Oklahoma
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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