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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 686 people earned their degree in music therapy, making the major the 530th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 68 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 music therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in music therapy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music therapy programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree music therapy students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music therapy students in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy students with aid.

Read more about Music Therapy at TWU

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe Music Therapy Report

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music therapy degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy students with aid.

Full Sam Houston State University Music Therapy Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Incarnate Word. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music therapy degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree music therapy students with aid list, UIW has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of the Incarnate Word is $24,784 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy students with aid.

Full University of the Incarnate Word Music Therapy Report

#5

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music therapy students in 2019-2020.

ORU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,248 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy students with aid per year to attend Oral Roberts University.

Full Oral Roberts University Music Therapy Report

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree music therapy students with aid list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $36,222 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Music Therapy students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Music Therapy at SMU

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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%.

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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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