2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Pedagogy

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 217 people earned their degree in music pedagogy, making the major the 831st most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 music pedagogy graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in music pedagogy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music pedagogy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music pedagogy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree music pedagogy students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Pedagogy

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,544 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Doctorate list. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music pedagogy degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

JMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Pedagogy Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544.

Full James Madison University Music Pedagogy Report

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Doctorate. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Pedagogy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Pedagogy at University of Missouri - Columbia

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Doctorate list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music pedagogy degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Pedagogy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read more about Music Pedagogy at Michigan State University

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Pedagogy Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music pedagogy students in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Music Pedagogy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Pedagogy at USC

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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