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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $0-$30k)

6 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$34,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,262 people earned their degree in other music, making the major the 365th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 other music graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in other music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other music programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Music (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other music students in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Music at Yale

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other music students whose families make $0-$30k list, UC Irvine has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456.

Full UC Irvine Other Music Report

#3

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 6 doctorate’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160.

Read more about Other Music at UofSC

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #4 spot on the list. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 6 doctorate’s other music degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best Other Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

Full George Mason University Other Music Report

#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other music students in 2019-2020.

UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847.

Read full report on Other Music at University of Hartford

#6

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

The Juilliard School ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Music Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Juilliard also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Music Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Juilliard School are $49,260.

Read more about Other Music at Juilliard

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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