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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music in Texas

5 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 27,047 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States. 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 Texas, there were 2,145 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,195 and $28,221 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 123 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree music students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music in Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music at UNT

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Music Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech University Music Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree music students list, UH has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at UH

#5

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rice Music Report

#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TCU Music Report

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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