by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Performance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 381 bachelor's degrees in music performance during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The music performance bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for music performance students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Performance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in music performance.
It is hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in music performance. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from The University of Texas at Austin
Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in music performance has to check out Southern Methodist University. SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Southern Methodist University
It is hard to beat Texas Christian University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in music performance. TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Texas Christian University
It's hard to beat University of Houston if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in music performance. UH is a very large public university located in the city of Houston.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from University of Houston
UNT is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Denton.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from University of North Texas
Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of San Marcos.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Texas State University
Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Baylor University
Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from Oklahoma City University
Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from University of Tulsa
University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson.More information about a bachelor’s in music performance from University of Arizona
Explore the best music performance schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 572 | 189 |
| Oklahoma | 377 | 77 |
| Arizona | 356 | 92 |
| New Mexico | 202 | 23 |
One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Music Performance has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Music | 1,120 |
| Jazz Studies | 45 |
| Music Technology | 33 |
| Voice Performance | 30 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 29 |
| Stringed Instruments | 16 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 8 |
| Music Pedagogy | 4 |
| Music History | 3 |
| Brass Instruments | 3 |
