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

8 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,073 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

UGA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Georgia Music Education Report

#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Miss, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Miss Music Education Report

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Florida Music Education Report

#4

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Education at UNC Greensboro

#5

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shenandoah University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Located in Winchester, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music teacher education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree music teacher education students list, Shenandoah has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah University are $23,040.

Full Shenandoah University Music Education Report

#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida State University Music Education Report

#7

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Music Education Report

#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree music teacher education students list, U Miami has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Education at U Miami

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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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