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2023 Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$31,673 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,302 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Doctor's Degree School for You

With 2,324 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #35 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for music students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Music

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for music students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $10,410 per year.

The Graduate Center did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University at Buffalo are $14,388 a year.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 9 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 per year.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NYU is ranked #5 for overall quality for music in New York.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Rochester is a great value for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

Full Music at University of Rochester Report

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Full Music at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#7

Five Towns College

Dix Hills, NY

Five Towns College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Five Towns College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dix Hills.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Five Towns College are $25,235 per year.

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#8

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

The Juilliard School landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree music programs. Juilliard is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Juilliard are $51,230 per year.

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Manhattan School of Music landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the large city of New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Manhattan School of Music are $50,840 a year.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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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