2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Music Education is the 157th most popular major in the country with 4,774 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 265 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The music teacher education 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 Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Education at UW Seattle

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $75-$110k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

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