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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
328 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Music is the 40th most popular major in the country with 27,047 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $9,967 for southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Music at Collin County Community College District

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $11,596 for southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#3 in overall quality

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 $75-$110k. San Jacinto Community College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $12,672 for southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Music at San Jacinto Community College

#4

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas

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 $75-$110k. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school situated in Levelland, Texas. It awarded 12 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $11,574 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full South Plains College Music Report

#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 #5 for the Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 associates’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $21,330 for southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Music at University of Central Oklahoma

#6

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

Mesa Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s music degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree music students whose families make $75-$110k list, Mesa Community College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Music Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $13,789 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Music students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Music at Mesa Community College

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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