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2022 Best Value Colleges for Music Therapy in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
68 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Music Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music therapy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music therapy programs that also have a lower cost than 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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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 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

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

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Therapy Schools 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. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 17 ’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Music Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for TWU is $9,617 for southwest region music therapy students with aid.

Read full report on Music Therapy at Texas Woman’s University

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Music Therapy students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full ASU - Tempe Music Therapy Report

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 12 ’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,617 for southwest region music therapy students with aid per year to attend SHSU.

Read full report on Music Therapy at Sam Houston State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Incarnate Word. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 9 ’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

UIW also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,784 for Southwest Region Music Therapy students with aid per year to attend UIW.

Read full report on Music Therapy at UIW

#5

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #5 spot on the list. ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 ’s music therapy degrees to qualified students.

ORU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Music Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oral Roberts University is $22,248 for Southwest Region Music Therapy students with aid.

Read full report on Music Therapy at Oral Roberts University

Southern Methodist University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 8 ’s music therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region music therapy students with aid list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Methodist University is $36,222 for Southwest Region Music Therapy students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Music Therapy at Southern Methodist University

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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