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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

3 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$43,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Music is the 68th most popular major in the country with 11,573 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 586 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general music programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale University is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 6 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k list, Yale has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 8 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree general music students whose families make $0-$30k list, Harvard has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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