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2022 Best Value Colleges for Keyboard Instruments (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 581 people earned their degree in keyboard instruments, making the major the 611th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 60 keyboard instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in keyboard instruments. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent keyboard instruments 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 keyboard instruments program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region keyboard instruments students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Keyboard Instruments (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s keyboard instruments degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rice is $3,437 for Southwest Region Keyboard Instruments students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Rice University Keyboard Instruments Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 11 ’s keyboard instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,297 for southwest region keyboard instruments students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UCO.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Keyboard Instruments Report

#3

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 ’s keyboard instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Tulsa is $14,391 for Southwest Region Keyboard Instruments students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Keyboard Instruments at University of Tulsa

#4

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s keyboard instruments students in 2019-2020.

OBU also made our “Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma Baptist University is $18,537 for southwest region keyboard instruments students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Keyboard Instruments at OBU

#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s keyboard instruments degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TCU is $21,286 for southwest region keyboard instruments students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Keyboard Instruments at Texas Christian University

Southern Methodist University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 9 ’s keyboard instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Methodist University is $26,718 for southwest region keyboard instruments students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Southern Methodist University Keyboard Instruments Report

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s keyboard instruments degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $26,726 for Southwest Region Keyboard Instruments students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Baylor.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, 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 91%.

Read more about Keyboard Instruments at Baylor

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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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