2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
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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 the Southeast region, there were 5,527 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,034 and $26,370 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 239 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 18 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree music students.
Top 20 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Greensboro also took the #10 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 10 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s music students in 2019-2020.
UofM also took the #16 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the #5 spot on the list. Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.
Shenandoah did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah are $23,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #6, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also took the #11 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.
With a ranking of #8, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 16 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.
UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
University of Virginia also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.
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With a ranking of #10, James Madison University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a large school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 6 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at James Madison University are $29,544, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 doctorate’s music degrees to qualified students.
Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Mississippi is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 4 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
Ole Miss also made our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099.
With a ranking of #13, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also took the #18 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Kentucky came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 17 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
UK also took the #5 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree music students list, UF has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.
The University of Alabama ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree music students list, UA has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.
George Mason University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 6 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
GMU also took the #14 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Miami landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s music degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
U Miami also took the #4 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Duke University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree music students list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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