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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Music Therapy is the 530th most popular major in the country with 686 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 68 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music therapy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music therapy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for TWU is $6,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full TWU Music Therapy Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music therapy students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Music Therapy at ASU - Tempe

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s music therapy degrees to qualified students.

SHSU also made our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $10,561 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music therapy students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SHSU.

Read more about Music Therapy at SHSU

#4

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music therapy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree music therapy students whose families make $0-$30k list, ORU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oral Roberts University is $17,078 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Music Therapy at ORU

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Incarnate Word. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree music therapy students whose families make $0-$30k list, UIW has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of the Incarnate Word is $21,597 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Music Therapy at UIW

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s music therapy degrees to qualified students.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $26,718 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music therapy students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southern Methodist University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Music Therapy 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%.

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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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