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2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
68 Degrees Awarded
$31,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 11,573 people earned their degree in general music, making the major the 68th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,005 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general 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 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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Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree general music students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 3 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stanford General Music Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general music degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

Read more about General Music at University of California - Los Angeles

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s general music degrees to qualified students.

UNLV also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Riverside is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s general music degrees to qualified students.

UCR also made our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCR General Music Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at University of California - Berkeley

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of California - San Diego did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSD General Music Report

#7

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#5 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670.

Read full report on General Music at University of California - Santa Barbara

#7 in overall quality

University of California - Davis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general music degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

Read full report on General Music at UC Davis

#10 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Manoa General Music Report

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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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