by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Music is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 200 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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 doctor’s degree music students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 10 doctorate’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #9, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region list. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #10, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Music Major in the Southwest Region list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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