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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,062 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general 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 general music program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree general music students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general music degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at Washington University in St Louis

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 26 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s general music degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus General Music Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s general music degrees to qualified students.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNL General Music Report

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 22 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa General Music Report

#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Music at University of Kansas

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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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