2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 11,573 people earned their degree in general music, making the major the 68th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 32 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree general music students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music in District of Columbia

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. Catholic University of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Catholic University of America General Music Report

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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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