2023 Best Music Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Music 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Music Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Music Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for music majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Music Schools
Our analysis found Sam Houston State University to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the 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 Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
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 #3 on this year’s Best Music Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Music Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rice University is a great place for music students. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best music programs. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
Texas Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Music Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large 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 #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best music programs. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best music programs. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a large student population.
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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