2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Music Therapy is the 530th most popular major in the country with 686 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 68 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in music therapy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music therapy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music therapy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree music therapy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s music therapy students in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Therapy at TWU

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree music therapy students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read more about Music Therapy at ASU - Tempe

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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