2023 Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Music Doctor's Degree School for You
Music is the #43 most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 90 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 15% Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the United States for music students working on their doctor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
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Out of the 90 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Graduate Center also is in the top 5% of our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great value for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UT Austin is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree music programs. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Memphis ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.
UofM graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree music programs. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.
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Michigan State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan State also did well on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
| 15 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 16 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 17 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 18 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
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Music Related Majors for Music
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Majors Similar to Music
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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