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2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
328 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 27,047 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,639 and had an average of $28,653 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,964 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,126 and $28,647 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 328 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music 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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Collin County Community College District

McKinney, Texas
#2 in overall quality
$7,898 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Collin County Community College District is a public institution located in McKinney, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,898 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Collin County Community College District.

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#2

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas
#4 in overall quality
$8,877 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $8,877 for southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Music at Austin Community College District

#3

San Jacinto Community College

Pasadena, Texas
#3 in overall quality
$9,788 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s music degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,788 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Jacinto College.

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#4

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#7 in overall quality
$9,476 Average Net Price
$16,478 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 12 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $9,476 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#6 in overall quality
$10,965 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Phoenix College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 7 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Phoenix College also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $10,965 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Phoenix College.

Full Phoenix College Music Report

#6

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality
$18,693 Average Net Price

With a ranking of #6, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $48-$75k list, UCO has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $18,693 for southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#8 in overall quality
$11,230 Average Net Price

Mesa Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Mesa Community College is a fairly large school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $11,230 for southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Mesa Community College Music Report

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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