2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 7,957 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 990 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in music performance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music performance 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 music performance program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#3 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Performance at UCSD

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Performance at USC

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oregon Music Performance Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $0-$30k)

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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