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2022 Best Vallue Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
18 Degrees Awarded
$43,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Music Theory & Composition is the 415th most popular major in the country with 1,117 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 228 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 music theory and composition graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in music theory and composition. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music theory and composition 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 theory and composition 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 Vallue Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan School of Music. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Manhattan School of Music is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 2 doctorate’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Manhattan School of Music did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan School of Music are $49,270, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Manhattan School of Music Music Theory & Composition Report

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s music composition degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music Theory & Composition at University at Buffalo

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s music composition degrees to qualified students.

Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition 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.

Full Johns Hopkins University Music Theory & Composition Report

#4

Five Towns College

Dix Hills, New York
#6 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 #4 for the Best Vallue Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. This small school is located in Dix Hills, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

Five Towns College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Five Towns College are $25,370, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Theory & Composition 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 University of Rochester are $50,505.

Full University of Rochester Music Theory & Composition Report

#3 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Music Composition Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Columbia is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s music composition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree music composition students whose families make more than $110k list, Columbia has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Theory & Composition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, 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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