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2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that 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 the New England region, there were 2,411 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,388 and $28,236 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in music. 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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Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 13 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at Yale University

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.

Read more about Music at Harvard University

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at Brown University

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree music students whose families make $48-$75k list, Boston U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Read full report on Music at Boston U

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at UMass Amherst

#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

University of Connecticut landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music at University of Connecticut

#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Brandeis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Brandeis University is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brandeis University Music Report

#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

University of Hartford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 10 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music at UHart

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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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