If you plan on majoring in music therapy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #519 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Therapy Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 31 degrees in music therapy to qualified students.
Your choice of music therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Music Therapy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Therapy Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the music therapy degree levels they offer.
Texas Woman's University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in music therapy. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 14 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat University of the Incarnate Word if you want to pursue a degree in music therapy. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 40th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 4 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at UIW in the most recent data year.
Sam Houston State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in music therapy. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #565 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SHSU is a great university overall.
There were about 12 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).