2025 Best Music Schools in the Southwest Region
35
Colleges in the Southwest Region
2,883
Music Degrees Awarded
$29,590
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in
music, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 35 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,883 degrees in music annually.
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Featured Music Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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Choosing a Great Music School
Your choice of music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Music Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Featured Music Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Learn More
Best Schools for Music in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of music degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Music
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
16th
Most Popular In TX
51
Music Degrees Awarded
Texas Christian University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 51 music students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Texas Tech University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 104 music students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the music program at Texas Tech University make $19,616 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Masters
Degree Type
MBA in Music Business
Program Name
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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It's hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in music. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 135 music students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year. Those music students who get their degree from The University of Texas at Austin receive $4,606 more than the typical music grad.
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University of North Texas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were roughly 353 music students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year. Those music students who get their degree from University of North Texas make $4,672 more than the standard music graduate.
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Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were about 82 music students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, music degree recipients usually make an average of $29,456 at the beginning of their careers.
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Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 68 music students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the music degree program at Sam Houston State University make $30,336 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were about 54 music students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, music degree recipients generally make around $10,210 in the first five years of their career.
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Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 102 music students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the music program at University of Houston earn $23,209 above the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 124 music students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program state that they receive average early career income of $27,171.
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Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 126 music students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available. Those music students who get their degree from Texas State University earn $16,453 more than the typical music graduate.
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