2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Musicology & Ethnomusicology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Musicology & Ethnomusicology is the 877th most popular major in the country with 139 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 37 musicology and ethnomusicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 musicology and ethnomusicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in musicology and ethnomusicology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality musicology and ethnomusicology 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 musicology and ethnomusicology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Musicology & Ethnomusicology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 2 doctorate’s musicology and ethnomusicology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Musicology & Ethnomusicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Musicology and Ethnomusicology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 1 doctorate’s musicology and ethnomusicology degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Musicology & Ethnomusicology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Musicology & Ethnomusicology at Florida State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Musicology & Ethnomusicology (Income $0-$30k)

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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