2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,087 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the music education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

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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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