by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 7,335 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 713 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 53 colleges that offered a degree in music performance. To top this list, a school must have a successful music performance program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 152 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 53 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 90 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Music Performance Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. OCU is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Read full report on Music Performance at Oklahoma City University
Out of the 53 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s music performance degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
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University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #7, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 27 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Southern Methodist University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 42 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 22 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Northern Arizona University
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 22 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 14 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #14, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 22 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Music Performance at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 10 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 9 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, East Central University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. ECU is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 8 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, South Plains College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
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Mesa Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s music performance degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Music Performance Report
Houston Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 4 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Phoenix College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
Tarleton State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s music performance degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Chandler, Arizona. It awarded 3 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Chandler-Gilbert Community College Music Performance Report
Scottsdale Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
Lamar State College - Port Arthur ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public institution located in Port Arthur, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lamar State College - Port Arthur Music Performance Report
Southern Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Music Performance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bethany, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 ’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Tulsa came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended 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 ’s music performance degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
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