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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) in New York

9 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$38,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Music is the 40th most popular major in the country with 27,047 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 New York, there were 2,686 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,430 and $34,794 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) in New York

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at Cornell University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 15 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree music students whose families make $30-$48k list, Columbia has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Music Report

#3

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 36 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree music students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Rochester has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at University of Rochester

#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music at Stony Brook University

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

Manhattan School of Music landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Manhattan School of Music is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 14 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree music students whose families make $30-$48k list, Manhattan School of Music has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan School of Music are $49,270, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at Manhattan School of Music

#7

New York University

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

New York University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree music students whose families make $30-$48k list, NYU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

Read full report on Music at New York University

#8

Five Towns College

Dix Hills, New York
#10 in overall quality

Five Towns College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Five Towns College is located in Dix Hills, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Five Towns College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Five Towns College are $25,370, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at Five Towns College

#9

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

The Juilliard School did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Juilliard, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Juilliard School are $49,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at The Juilliard School

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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