2022 Best Value Conducting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Conducting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 169 people earned their degree in conducting, making the major the 854th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 54 conducting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 conducting graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conducting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in conducting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality conducting programs that also have a lower cost than 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 conducting program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Conducting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conducting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Conducting in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Cincinnati, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$26,644 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Conducting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 5 doctorate’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Conducting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

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#2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conducting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s conducting students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Conducting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Conducting Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 2 doctorate’s conducting degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Conducting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Conducting at Northwestern University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Conducting

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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