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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 7,335 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 713 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 53 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. That schools that top this list have a program in music performance in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 80 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad 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 undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Oklahoma City University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 152 ’s music performance degrees to qualified 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.
Read full report on Music Performance at UNT
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region. East Central University is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard Payne University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region. Howard Payne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brownwood, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Music Performance at Howard Payne
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s music performance degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Full Baylor Music Performance Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s music performance degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Lamar State College - Port Arthur did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a small public school situated in Port Arthur, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lamar State College - Port Arthur Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full SMU Music Performance Report
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Music Performance at University of Central Oklahoma
Southern Nazarene University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SNU is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 3 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Nazarene University Music Performance Report
South Plains College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 18 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Plains College Music Performance Report
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 90 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Full ASU - Tempe Music Performance Report
Hardin - Simmons University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
Full Hardin - Simmons Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #14, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 22 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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Glendale Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, Arizona. It awarded 13 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music Performance at Glendale Community College
With a ranking of #16, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full University of Tulsa Music Performance Report
Northern Arizona University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Northern Arizona University
University of Arizona ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s music performance degrees to qualified 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.
Read full report on Music Performance at University of Arizona
University of Houston came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s music performance degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UH Music Performance Report
Scottsdale Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 3 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music Performance at NMSU Main Campus
With a ranking of #22, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Waxahachie, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s music performance degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music Performance at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Oklahoma Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #24, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 11 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #25, Phoenix College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s music performance degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Phoenix College Music Performance Report
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