2023 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, music was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 25,910 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the music master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Music Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the best school in the Southwest Region for music students working on their master’s degree. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Southwest Region . Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree music programs. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
West Texas A&M University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree music programs. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their master’s degree. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
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Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,085 |
| Arizona | 326 |
| Oklahoma | 378 |
| New Mexico | 70 |
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Music Related Rankings by Major
Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Music
| 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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