2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music performance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students.
Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students per year to attend UH.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 46 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
Tarleton also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 17 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students per year to attend Texas State University.
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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students per year to attend Texas A&M Commerce.
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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 6 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students list, UTEP has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UTEP is $8,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students.
Northern Arizona University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. 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 $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students per year to attend Northern Arizona University.
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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
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Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. ORU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students list, ORU has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,248 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students per year to attend Oral Roberts University.
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With a ranking of #12, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
OBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students per year to attend OBU.
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With a ranking of #13, Oklahoma City University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.
OCU also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $22,306 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students per year to attend Oklahoma City University.
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. 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%.
With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
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 $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona also took the #19 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Tulsa landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Tulsa 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 University of Tulsa, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Tulsa is $20,936 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
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.
Southwestern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Southwestern University is located in Georgetown, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students list, Southwestern has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern University is $25,470 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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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With a ranking of #21, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. 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. It costs about $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students per year to attend Baylor.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Texas Christian University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Fort Worth, 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 2 students in 2019-2020.
TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Christian University is $36,811 for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Southern Methodist University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $36,222 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.
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%. 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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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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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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