2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in Texas

Music Performance is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #76 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 97 master's degrees in music performance to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music Performance School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in music performance matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Performance in Texas ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of music performance students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for music performance.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music Performance in Texas

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in music performance.

Most Well Attended Schools for Music Performance Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

72 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in music performance has to look into University of North Texas. UNT is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Texas.

There were roughly 72 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in music performance from University of North Texas

2

Baylor University
Waco, TX

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Baylor University if you want to pursue a master's degree in music performance. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Texas.

There were about 14 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in music performance from Baylor University

3

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Southern Methodist University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in music performance. SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Texas.

There were about 7 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in music performance from Southern Methodist University

4

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Texas Christian University if you want to pursue a master's degree in music performance. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in music performance in Texas.

There were about 3 music performance students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in music performance from Texas Christian University

5

Hardin - Simmons University
Abilene, TX

1 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Abilene.

There were approximately 1 music performance individuals who graduated with this degree at Hardin - Simmons in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in music performance from Hardin - Simmons University

6

The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX

UTEP is a very large public university located in the city of El Paso. More information about a master’s in music performance from The University of Texas at El Paso

6

Texas A&M University - Commerce
Commerce, TX

Texas A&M Commerce is a large public university located in the town of Commerce. More information about a master’s in music performance from Texas A&M University - Commerce

Best Music Performance Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Performance Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	313	28
Oklahoma	276	23
New Mexico	145	41

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Music Performance Related Rankings by Major

Music Performance is one of 16 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Music Performance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	229
Stringed Instruments	29
Keyboard Instruments	24
Jazz Studies	16
Voice Performance	13
Conducting	12
Woodwind Instruments	7
Music Theory & Composition	6
Brass Instruments	4
Percussion Instruments	3

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.