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2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,117 people earned their degree in music theory and composition, making the major the 415th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 60 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in music theory and composition. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music theory and composition programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music theory and composition 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 Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s music composition degrees to qualified students.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s music composition students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree music composition students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Music Theory & Composition 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 Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s music composition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCO are $17,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music composition degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

OCU also made our “Best Music Theory & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at OCU are $13,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at OCU

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition 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 Southern Methodist University are $47,478.

Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at SMU

#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Music Theory & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s music composition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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