2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition in the Southwest Region

A doctor's degree in music theory and composition is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #211 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1 doctor's degrees in music theory and composition during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for music theory and composition.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Music Theory & Composition in the Southwest Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for music theory and composition students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Music Composition Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Rice University
Houston, TX

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in music theory and composition needs to look into Rice University. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in music theory and composition in Texas. More information about a doctorate in music theory and composition from Rice University

2

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

#2 Most Popular In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in music theory and composition has to take a look at Texas Christian University. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. More information about a doctorate in music theory and composition from Texas Christian University

Best Music Theory & Composition Colleges by State

Explore the most popular music theory and composition colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	298	1

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Music Theory & Composition Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Music area of study, Music Theory & Composition has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Music Composition

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	126
Music Performance	69
Keyboard Instruments	5
Conducting	1
Stringed Instruments	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.