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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
128 Degrees Awarded
$36,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,680 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 128 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 51 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Music Performance Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Performance at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin 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.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Full UW - Madison Music Performance Report

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read more about Music Performance at Michigan State

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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 UC are $26,644.

Read more about Music Performance at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Cleveland Institute of Music did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Cleveland Institute of Music is a small school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 3 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland Institute of Music also made our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland Institute of Music are $42,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Performance at Cleveland Institute of Music

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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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