2023 Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Texas 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley the best value school in Texas for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Rio Grande Valley are $9,541 a year. 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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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 Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M Kingsville are $9,892 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $9,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Music majors at UH take out an average of $25,311 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
UH 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 Texas list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Austin are $11,752 a year. 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.
UT Austin also made our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Texas. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTEP are $9,544 per year. 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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With a ranking of #6, West Texas A&M University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Texas A&M University are $9,202 a year.
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Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree music programs. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SHSU are $8,960 a year. 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.
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 Texas list.
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Texas Woman’s 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 #8 on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TWU are $8,394 per year.
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Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 15% of our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree music programs. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M Commerce are $10,026 a year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $192.
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Request InformationBest Value Music Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Music Schools 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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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 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.