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2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
97 Degrees Awarded
$36,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,957 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,627 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 97 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music performance programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree music performance students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Performance at Rutgers New Brunswick

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#6 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 Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Stony Brook, New York, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Stony Brook, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583.

Read more about Music Performance at Stony Brook University

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 11 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425.

Read full report on Music Performance at Johns Hopkins University

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree music performance students with aid list, Temple has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Music Performance at Temple University

#5

Five Towns College

Dix Hills, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Five Towns College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Five Towns College is a small school located in Dix Hills, New York that handed out 2 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Five Towns College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Five Towns College are $25,370.

Full Five Towns College Music Performance Report

#6

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality

University of Rochester landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 23 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester also made our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Performance at University of Rochester

#7

New York University

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

New York University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

NYU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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