2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k
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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 District of Columbia, there were 76 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,400 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music programs that also have a lower cost than 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 program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Catholic University of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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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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