by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Music Therapy is the 519th most popular major in the country with 665 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 84 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in music therapy. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in music therapy.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s music therapy degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Therapy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s music therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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