2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 27,047 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,639 and had an average of $28,653 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 76 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,400 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music 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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #1 spot on the list. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.

CUA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k)

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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