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2024 Best Music Performance Master's Degree Schools in Texas

3 Colleges in Texas
87 Master's Degrees
If you pursue a master's degree in music performance, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #83 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Performance Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 87 master's degrees in music performance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music Performance School for Your Master's Degree

Best Music Performance Master's Degree Schools in Texas Your choice of music performance for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for music performance students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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The music performance 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 Music Performance Master's Degree Schools in Texas.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music Performance in Texas

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for music performance students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Texas Schools for a Master's in Music Performance

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
13 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in music performance needs to take a look at Southern Methodist University. SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas.More information about a master’s in music performance from Southern Methodist University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Baylor University if you want to pursue a master's degree in music performance. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in music performance from Baylor University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Annual Graduates

University of North Texas is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in music performance. UNT is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Denton.More information about a master’s in music performance from University of North Texas

Best Music Performance Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 322 47
Oklahoma 257 23
New Mexico 160 21

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 230
Stringed Instruments 29
Keyboard Instruments 23
Voice Performance 18
Jazz Studies 17
Conducting 11
Brass Instruments 5
Woodwind Instruments 5
Music Theory & Composition 4
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 2

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