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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
97 Degrees Awarded
$34,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music performance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music performance 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 music performance 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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The music performance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

The Graduate Center did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center, CUNY are $23,640, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The Graduate Center, CUNY Music Performance Report

#2

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #2 spot on the list. Temple University is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple University Music Performance Report

#3

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Performance at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 doctorate’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SUNY Stony Brook Music Performance Report

#5

Five Towns College

Dix Hills, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Five Towns College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.

Read more about Music Performance at Five Towns College

#5

New York University

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music Performance at New York University

#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 ranking. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 doctorate’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

University of Rochester also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music Performance at University of Rochester

#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s music performance degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree music performance students list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Music Performance Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, 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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