2022 Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Music Therapy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the music therapy program at the school. 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 Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree music therapy students with aid list, TWU has also earned the #0 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 TWU are $14,962.

Read more about Music Therapy at TWU

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the 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 with aid 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.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Music Therapy Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Therapy (With Aid)

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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