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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Music is the 68th most popular major in the country with 11,573 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,757 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 126 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general music programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general music program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music in the Southwest Region

#2 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 General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general music degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general music students list, UNT has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general music students 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 General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general music degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Tech University General Music Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Houston General Music Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 doctorate’s general music degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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