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2022 Best Vallue General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,062 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 2 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at North Dakota State University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 7 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general music degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Iowa General Music Report

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 19 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Read more about General Music at University of Kansas

#5

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at UMN Twin Cities

#6

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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