2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) in Connecticut

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Connecticut, there were 428 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,400 and $24,377 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) in Connecticut

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. 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 Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Yale University Music Report

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Connecticut Music Report

#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$14,847 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Hartford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 10 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hartford are $14,847, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Music at University of Hartford

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k)

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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