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2023 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

27 Colleges
$26,068 Avg Salary
$24,916 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 2,085 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #30 most popular major in Texas.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Music Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in Texas for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, music graduates from UT Austin take out $24,318 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $424.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Texas. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, music majors at UT Rio Grande Valley accumulate an average of around $19,158 in student debt.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Music majors at UH take out an average of $25,311 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that music majors at UTEP take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,099.

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West Texas A&M University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree music programs. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #8, Rice University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

The average amount in student loans that music majors at TCU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,732.

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#10

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Music majors at SHSU take out an average of $27,756 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $181.

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Best Music Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Music Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 326
Oklahoma 378
New Mexico 70

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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