2023 Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music Bachelor'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for music students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for music majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found West Texas A&M University to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great value for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 per year. Music majors at UT Rio Grande Valley take out an average of $19,158 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Out of the 41 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SHSU are $18,752 per year. On average, music graduates from SHSU take out $27,756 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $181.
SHSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Out of the 41 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year. On average, music graduates from UH take out $25,311 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TWU are $18,186 a year.
With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M Kingsville are $25,746 a year.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.
UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $24,952 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, music graduates from UTEP carry an average student debtload of $22,099.
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Stephen F Austin 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 #9 on the list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.
SFASU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,616 in tuition and fees each year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $175, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Texas State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas State are $22,559 a year. The average amount in student loans that music majors at Texas State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,150. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $328.
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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Majors Related to Music
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.
- 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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