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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music in Rhode Island (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$60,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Rhode Island, there were 68 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,800 and $23,984 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music in Rhode Island (With Aid)

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid list. Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music at Brown University

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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