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2023 Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$38,784 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,302 Avg Salary

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for music majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.

The Graduate Center also took the #5 spot in our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

Full Music at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 a year.

Full Music at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for music students working on their doctor’s degree. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.

UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Music at University of Maryland - College Park

#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.

UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

Pitt graduate students pay an average of $42,024 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NYU are $38,206 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree music programs. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Rochester are $47,541 a year.

Read full report on Music at University of Rochester

#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $25,628 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Music at Stony Brook University Report

Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 960
New York 2,324
Maryland 393
New Jersey 593
District of Columbia 117
Delaware 43

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 16 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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