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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$31,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region

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 for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

That schools that top this list have a program in music theory and composition in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 1 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition in the Southwest Region

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Composition Major in the Southwest Region 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 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s music composition degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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