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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
328 Degrees Awarded
$7,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Music is the 40th most popular major in the country with 27,047 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,639 and had an average of $28,653 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,964 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,126 and $28,647 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 328 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the music program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas
#4 in overall quality
$3,134 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $3,134 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Collin County Community College District

McKinney, Texas
#2 in overall quality
$4,565 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $0-$30k list, Collin County Community College District has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $4,565 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

San Jacinto Community College

Pasadena, Texas
#3 in overall quality
$8,232 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 11 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,232 for southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#7 in overall quality
$6,211 Average Net Price
$16,478 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 12 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Plains College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $6,211 for southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality
$12,297 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCO has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,297 for southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

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#6

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#6 in overall quality
$8,169 Average Net Price

Phoenix College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Phoenix College also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $8,169 for southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona
#5 in overall quality
$8,963 Average Net Price

Scottsdale Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 6 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Scottsdale Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Scottsdale Community College is $8,963 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#8 in overall quality
$8,791 Average Net Price

With a ranking of #8, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $8,791 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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