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Pennsylvania State University - University Park Doctorate in Music

The main focus area for this major is Keyboard Instruments. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Music is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in music, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park Doctorate in Music

#211 in the U.S
#27 in Pennsylvania

Each year, College Factual produces its Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools ranking to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #211 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level. It is also ranked #27 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Doctorate in Music from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time graduate students at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,571 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $915 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online Doctorate in Music?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park music doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Doctorate Student Diversity for Music

5 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
80.0% Women
There were 5 doctor’s degrees in music awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in music in 2018-2019, 80.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Penn State University Park in music at 2018-2019, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 0
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Doctorate in Music Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Keyboard Instruments 5

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 2

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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