2023 Most Popular 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.
The Most Popular Music Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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 Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Music Schools
Our analysis found University of North Texas to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Houston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.
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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