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

7 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $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 Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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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Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

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

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

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

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. 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

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 9 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160.

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#4 in overall quality

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 Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 18 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. 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 also took the #7 spot in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Shenandoah University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Shenandoah University is a small school located in Winchester, Virginia that handed out 11 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah are $23,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $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.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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