by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Texas, there were 2,118 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,396 and $24,112 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 434 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular music programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 75 masters’s degrees 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 Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s list. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 24 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
University of Houston landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s list. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 18 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music at The University of Texas at El Paso
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 16 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 16 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music at The University of Texas at Arlington
With a ranking of #13, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Woman’s University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s music students in 2020-2021.
Hardin - Simmons University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Lamar University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Major in Texas for a Master’s list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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