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2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music performance programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#1 in overall quality
$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 $75-$110k. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 21 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 $75-$110k list, Florida State has also earned the #1 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 Florida State are $26,707.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality
$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 17 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality
$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree music performance students whose families make $75-$110k list, UofSC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality
$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality
$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 $75-$110k. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 10 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 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 Southern Miss are $10,896.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Music Performance Report

#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#5 in overall quality
$23,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Shenandoah University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winchester, Virginia. It awarded 11 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah University are $23,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Shenandoah University Music Performance Report

#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality
$40,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s music performance degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree music performance students whose families make $75-$110k list, U Miami has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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