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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 Plains States region, there were 1,454 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,717 and $27,428 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 98 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree music students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 2 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.

Read more about Music at North Dakota State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 7 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 22 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa Music Report

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Read full report on Music at University of Kansas

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 3 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Read more about Music at Mizzou

University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 16 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree music students whose families make more than $110k list, UMKC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#7

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

With a ranking of #7, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Music at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#8

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.

Full Washington University in St Louis Music Report

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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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