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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music in Texas (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

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 “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Texas, there were 2,145 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,195 and $28,221 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 123 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music in Texas (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 32 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Austin Music Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.

UNT also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618.

Full University of North Texas Music Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #4 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree music students with aid list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

Full Rice University Music Report

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree music students with aid list, Texas Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at Texas Tech University

#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at Texas Christian University

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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