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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music in New York

4 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$33,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across New York, there were 561 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking, we looked at 4 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.

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 Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music in New York

#1

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree general music students list, The Graduate Center has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center, CUNY are $23,640, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at The Graduate Center, CUNY

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general music degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at SUNY Stony Brook

#3

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

Full NYU General Music Report

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell General Music Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in New York. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s general music degrees to qualified students.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

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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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