2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 4,774 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 309 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in music education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music education 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 education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also made our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Education at Boston University

#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$14,847 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Hartford is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Education 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 Education at UHart

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (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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