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2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Music Performance is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,957 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,687 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 95 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in music performance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music performance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music performance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The music performance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music performance degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707.

Full Florida State Music Performance Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UNC Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Music Performance Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 18 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree music performance students whose families make $30-$48k list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

Read full report on Music Performance at Louisiana State University

#4

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music performance degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Music Performance Report

#5

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Performance at Southern Miss

#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Shenandoah University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Shenandoah University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winchester, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah also made our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 Shenandoah are $23,040.

Full Shenandoah University Music Performance Report

#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality

University of Miami ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Performance at University of Miami

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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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