2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

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Music Performance is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,957 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 990 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 music performance program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Performance at UO

#2

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#3 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSD Music Performance Report

#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 Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region 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 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Performance at USC

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance

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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