2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama

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 Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Alabama, there were 307 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,983 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music in Alabama

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 9 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, 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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