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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 7,957 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 812 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 57 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in music performance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music performance programs, but they also 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 performance program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree music performance students with aid list, South Plains College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $7,600 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music Performance students with aid.

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#2

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree music performance students with aid list, Scottsdale Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Scottsdale Community College is $10,397 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music Performance students with aid.

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#3

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Phoenix College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Phoenix College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

Phoenix College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $8,744 for southwest region associate degree music performance students with aid.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music Performance students with aid.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Music Performance Report

#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best Music Performance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $9,669 for southwest region associate degree music performance students with aid.

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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%.

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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