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In 2020-2021, 1,175 people earned their degree in music theory and composition, making the major the 390th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 47 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music theory and composition. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in music theory and composition.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #1 spot on the list. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music composition degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region. ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music composition degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 more about Music Theory & Composition at University of North Texas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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 91%.
Read more about Music Theory & Composition at Baylor University
Southern Methodist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Southern Methodist University Music Theory & Composition Report
With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Theory & Composition at The University of Texas at Austin
Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dallas Baptist University Music Theory & Composition Report
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of the Incarnate Word is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s music composition degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 Oklahoma Baptist University Music Theory & Composition Report
Trinity University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region list. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rice University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music composition degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at Rice University
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. 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.
Full Oklahoma City University Music Theory & Composition Report
With a ranking of #9, Southwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music composition students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at Southwestern
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