2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
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Music Performance is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,957 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 812 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 386 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in music performance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music performance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music performance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Rio Grande Valley is $2,993 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 46 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $8,521 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of North Texas.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 27 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $10,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Houston.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
UTEP also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $7,092 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 25 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $12,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Texas State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,125 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas State University.
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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 50 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18. It costs about $7,044 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Commerce is $10,013 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $0-$30k.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 28 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $10,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Music Performance at University of Arizona
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $11,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $0-$30k.
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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,297 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.
Read more about Music Performance at University of Central Oklahoma
Northern Arizona University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,251 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NAU.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $6,896 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #14. OCU is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k list, OCU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,214 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oklahoma City University.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. 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.
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Tarleton State University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton State University is $15,604 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $0-$30k.
Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. Oral Roberts University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ORU, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,078 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oral Roberts University.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNM has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,242 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.
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University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.
University of Tulsa also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $14,391 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Tulsa.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Oklahoma Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
OBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OBU is $18,537 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k.
Southwestern University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southwestern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Georgetown, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
Southwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern University is $20,296 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas Christian University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,286 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Christian University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southern Methodist University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k list, SMU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $26,718 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students whose families make $0-$30k.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #23, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor is $26,726 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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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%.
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- *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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