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General Music is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 11,232 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,806 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 315 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in general music. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general music.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree general music students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 16 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 33 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 18 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 masters’s 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.
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Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 12 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 26 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Texas State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northern Arizona University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 10 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s general music students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Read more about General Music at The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas Woman’s University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general music degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Music at The University of Texas at San Antonio
With a ranking of #21, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Durant, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s general music students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Music at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
With a ranking of #22, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s general music degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Lamar University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 masters’s general music degrees in 2020-2021.
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