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2024 Best General Music Schools in Texas

30 Colleges in Texas
1,454 General Music Degrees Awarded
General Music is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #73 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 30 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Music Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,454 degrees in general music during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great General Music School

Best General Music Schools in Texas Your choice of general music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

General Music Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in General Music
Bachelor's Degrees in General Music
Master's Degrees in General Music
Doctor's Degrees in General Music

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Music Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Music in Texas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general music degree levels they offer.

10 Top Texas Schools in General Music

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
105 General Music Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you wish to pursue a degree in general music. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were roughly 105 general music students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
23rd Most Popular In TX

Southern Methodist University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general music. SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 general music students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
30th Most Popular In TX
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in general music needs to take a look at Texas Christian University. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 general music students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
107 General Music Degrees Awarded

University of North Texas is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general music. UNT is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were roughly 107 general music students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
88 General Music Degrees Awarded

UH is a very large public university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were about 88 general music students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
122 General Music Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were approximately 122 general music students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
69th Most Popular In TX

Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were about 1 general music students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.

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Texas State crest
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
81 General Music Degrees Awarded

Texas State is a very large public university located in the city of San Marcos. A Best Colleges rank of #397 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.

There were about 81 general music students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In TX
46 General Music Degrees Awarded

UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Edinburg. A Best Colleges rank of #458 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Rio Grande Valley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 46 general music students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX
61 General Music Degrees Awarded

SHSU is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Huntsville. This university ranks 27th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 61 general music students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent data year.

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Best General Music Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Music Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 150
Oklahoma 565 180
New Mexico 416 22

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One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, General Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music Performance 376
Jazz Studies 61
Stringed Instruments 47
Voice Performance 42
Keyboard Instruments 35
Music Theory & Composition 33
Music Technology 27
Conducting 16
Brass Instruments 8
Woodwind Instruments 7

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