2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Music is the 40th most popular major in the country with 27,047 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,639 and had an average of $28,653 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 553 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,820 and $28,120 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music 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 program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The music 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 Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree music students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Music at Duke University

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 2 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Music Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNC Greensboro Music Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (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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