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2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 27,047 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States. 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 the New England region, there were 2,411 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,388 and $28,236 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music programs and 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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Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Yale University Music Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Harvard Music Report

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Brown is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 4 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music at Brown

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Full Boston U Music Report

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Music at UMass Amherst

#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.

UCONN also took the #6 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Connecticut Music Report

#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Brandeis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060.

Read more about Music at Brandeis

#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

University of Hartford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. UHart is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 10 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hartford are $14,847.

Full University of Hartford Music Report

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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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