2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast 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. 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 Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,117 people earned their degree in music theory and composition, making the major the 415th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 87 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music theory and composition. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music theory and composition 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 theory and composition program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition (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 be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 6 doctorate’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition 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.

Read more about Music Theory & Composition at Florida State

#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$40,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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 composition degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition 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 U Miami are $40,220.

Read full report on Music Theory & Composition at U Miami

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition (Income $75-$110k)

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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