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2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

10 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Music is the 68th most popular major in the country with 11,573 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,527 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in general music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general music programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell University General Music Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 12 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree general music students whose families make $48-$75k list, Columbia has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Music at Columbia University in the City of New York

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at UPenn

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick General Music Report

#5

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 24 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Music 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 UMCP are $30,885.

Read more about General Music at University of Maryland - College Park

#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#9 in overall quality

Stony Brook University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at SUNY Stony Brook

#10 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

Read full report on General Music at Pitt

#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Temple University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

Read more about General Music at Temple

#9

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Catholic University of America ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Music 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 Catholic University of America are $50,340.

Full CUA General Music Report

#10

New York University

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s general music degrees to qualified students.

NYU also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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