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2023 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Texas

19 Colleges
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best master'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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for music majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Music Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Sam Houston State University to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 Texas list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 Texas. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Texas. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree music programs. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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West Texas A&M 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 fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree music programs. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree music programs. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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Best Music Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools 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 19 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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