2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Great Lakes Region” 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 4,025 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,684 and $28,070 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 280 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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 the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree music students.
Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree music students list, BGSU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree music students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 38 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree music students list, UIUC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2019-2020.
UC also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree music students list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Ball State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 12 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
Ball State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 1 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
Kent State also took the #13 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Michigan State also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.
With a ranking of #8, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2019-2020.
Ohio State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 32 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree music students list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Northwestern University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern University is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.
Northwestern also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Cleveland Institute of Music did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Cleveland Institute of Music is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 3 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree music students list, Cleveland Institute of Music has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland Institute of Music are $42,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Chicago landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 9 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree music students list, UChicago has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.
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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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