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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

2 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Southwest region, there were 812 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music performance 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree music performance students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 54 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest 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 UNT are $15,618.

Read full report on Music Performance at University of North Texas

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Performance at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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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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