2024 Best Keyboard Instruments Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

a doctor's degree in keyboard instruments is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #243 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Keyboard Instruments Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 4 doctor's degrees in keyboard instruments to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to keyboard instruments students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of keyboard instruments students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized keyboard instruments related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for keyboard instruments students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The keyboard instruments school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Keyboard Instruments Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Keyboard Instruments in the Southwest Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for keyboard instruments students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Keyboard Instruments

1

Rice University
Houston, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Rice University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in keyboard instruments. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in keyboard instruments from Rice University

2

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in keyboard instruments needs to check out Texas Christian University. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Worth.More information about a doctorate in keyboard instruments from Texas Christian University

Best Keyboard Instruments Colleges by State

Explore the best keyboard instruments colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	309	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Keyboard Instruments

Keyboard Instruments is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	132
Music Performance	52
Stringed Instruments	5
Conducting	4
Music Theory & Composition	2
Voice Performance	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.