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2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$34,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,262 people earned their degree in other music, making the major the 365th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other 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 other 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 Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other music students in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Music at Yale University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k list, UC Irvine has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Irvine Other Music Report

#3

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 6 doctorate’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best Other Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Other Music Report

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #4 spot on the list. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 6 doctorate’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k list, GMU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Music at George Mason University

#5

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Juilliard School. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Juilliard is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other music students whose families make $30-$48k list, Juilliard has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Juilliard are $49,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Juilliard Other Music Report

#6

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

University of Hartford ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Hartford is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 10 doctorate’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hartford are $14,847.

Read full report on Other Music at UHart

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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