by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 25,910 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,160 and had an average of $24,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,896 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,339 and $23,625 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 299 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 62 colleges that offered a degree in music. That schools that top this list have a program in music in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar State College - Port Arthur. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Port Arthur, Texas, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Lamar State College - Port Arthur
Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple College landed the #2 spot on the list. Temple, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tyler Junior College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 13 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Waxahachie, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Northern Oklahoma College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tonkawa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Navarro College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school situated in Corsicana, Texas. It awarded 8 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Miami, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Arizona College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Eastern Arizona College is a small public school situated in Thatcher, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Texarkana College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region list. Texarkana College is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Glendale Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region list. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
South Texas College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 19 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
El Centro College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. El Centro College is a large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 38 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma City Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Amarillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulsa Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Lone Star College System came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in The Woodlands, Texas, and it awarded 26 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Scottsdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Blinn College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Blinn College is a fairly large school located in Brenham, Texas that handed out 7 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Waco, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s music students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Trinity Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region list. Trinity Valley Community College is located in Athens, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Music at Trinity Valley Community College
Arizona Western College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. This medium-sized school is located in Yuma, Arizona, and it awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Phoenix College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 3 associates’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
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