2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music Associate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Music
Our analysis found Collin County Community College District to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas. Located in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Collin County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $3,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Collin County Community College District not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Music Associate Degree Schools in Texas list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Music Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at El Centro College are $4,050 a year. Music majors at El Centro College take out an average of $15,287 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
El Centro College also made our Best Music Associate Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.
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Out of the 3 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the # 3 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $8,580 per year.
Austin Community College District also claimed a spot on our Best Music Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Request InformationBest Value Music Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Music Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 326 |
| Oklahoma | 378 |
| New Mexico | 70 |
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Music Related Majors for Music
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Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 schools only.
- 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.