2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in the Southwest Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 672 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a degree in music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music in the Southwest Region
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 Master’s in the Southwest Region. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 98 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 29 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
OCU also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at OCU are $13,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.
UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCO are $17,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #15 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #9 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” 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.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU also took the #14 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704.
Texas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 26 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 18 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549.
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University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree music students list, UH has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.
UTEP also took the #19 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also made our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #17. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 8 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree music students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.
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Texas Christian University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree music students list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Arizona landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s music degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.
Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 57 masters’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree music students list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913.
Southern Methodist University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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