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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
213 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 7,957 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 812 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 213 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music performance 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 music performance program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree music performance students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 72 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618.

Read more about Music Performance at University of North Texas

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree music performance students whose families make more than $110k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Performance at NMSU Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 50 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Tempe Music Performance Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Music Performance Report

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 31 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

Read full report on Music Performance at UNM

#6

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#6 in overall quality

Oklahoma City University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 21 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

OCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma City University are $13,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full OCU Music Performance Report

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Performance at Baylor

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree music performance students whose families make more than $110k list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.

Full SMU Music Performance Report

#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TCU Music Performance Report

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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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