2023 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
Music is the #37 most popular major in the country with 7,675 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Best Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
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2023 Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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 the Southwest Region . SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant 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 medium-sized city of Edinburg.
Out of the 28 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized 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 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 large city of El Paso.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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 #6 on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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 fringe 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 distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a large student population.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 598 |
| Arizona | 155 |
| Oklahoma | 105 |
| New Mexico | 25 |
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Music Related Rankings by Major
Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
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).
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