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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,281 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 737 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 395 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 35 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their music performance program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree music performance students.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the #1 spot on the list. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 58 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. ECU is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard Payne University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region. Howard Payne is a small school located in Brownwood, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Howard Payne Music Performance Report
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 62 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of North Texas Music Performance Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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Southern Nazarene University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. SNU is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 1 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at Southern Nazarene University
With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Tulsa landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Northern Arizona University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Arizona ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 23 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Houston landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Houston Music Performance Report
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 37 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at Hardin - Simmons
Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UT Rio Grande Valley Music Performance Report
Oral Roberts University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Oral Roberts University is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at ORU
With a ranking of #18, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at Texas State
Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
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Tarleton State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #25, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Durant, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Music Performance Report
