2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music in Michigan (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Music Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Michigan, there were 647 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,467 and $27,582 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality music 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 music 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 Music Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan doctor’s degree music students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,823 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 32 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 15 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, 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%.

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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