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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

11 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,476 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 88 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general music 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 general music program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree general music students with aid.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 1 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UF General Music Report

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus General Music Report

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Music 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 West Virginia University are $26,154.

Read full report on General Music at WVU

#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Music at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#5

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Ole Miss is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 4 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Music at Ole Miss

#6

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Duke University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general music degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.

Read more about General Music at Duke

#7

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at UofM

#8

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree general music students with aid list, UGA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Music 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 UGA are $27,476.

Read full report on General Music at UGA

#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

University of Kentucky landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Music 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 University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Read more about General Music at University of Kentucky

#4 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree general music students with aid list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Louisiana State University General Music Report

#11

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#8 in overall quality

The University of Alabama came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Music 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 The University of Alabama are $30,940.

Read full report on General Music at The University of Alabama

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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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