2023 Most Popular 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of North Texas to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 48% of the music majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Southwest Region . Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
Women make up 49% of the music majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Of the 52 students majoring in music at ASU - Tempe, 48% are male and 52% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Of the 47 students majoring in music at UT Austin, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 55% of the music majors at the school.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Of the 33 students majoring in music at Texas Tech, 52% are male and 48% are female.
Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
Of the 29 students majoring in music at SMU, 59% are male and 41% are female.
University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 38% of the music majors at the school.
Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.
About 46% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 54% are male.
With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma City University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
About 27% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 73% are male.
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 |
Music Related Majors
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 26 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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