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2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 associate degree level specifically, there were 57 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 5 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree music performance students.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $16,562 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music Performance students.

Read full report on Music Performance at University of Central Oklahoma

#2

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Scottsdale Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Scottsdale Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,397 for southwest region associate degree music performance students per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.

Read more about Music Performance at Scottsdale Community College

#3

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Plains College landed the #3 spot on the list. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree music performance students list, South Plains College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $7,600 for southwest region associate degree music performance students.

Full South Plains College Music Performance Report

#4

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Phoenix College landed the #4 spot on the list. Phoenix College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree music performance students list, Phoenix College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $8,744 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music Performance students.

Full Phoenix College Music Performance Report

#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 1 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music Performance students.

Read more about Music Performance at Mesa Community College

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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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