2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in music education. 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.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree music teacher education students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Education at Temple University

#2

Teachers College at Columbia University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$42,910 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #2 spot on the list. Teachers College at Columbia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 12 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Teachers College also made our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Teachers College at Columbia University are $42,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Education at Teachers College

#3

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Penn State University Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Penn State University Park Music Education Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education

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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