2023 Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Music Doctor's Degree School for You

With 960 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #49 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Music

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA

8 Doctor's Degrees

#25 in Quality in Pennsylvania

$25,248 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the best value school in Pennsylvania for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $25,248 per year.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

5 Doctor's Degrees

$18,278 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great value for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Temple are $18,278 a year.

Full Music at Temple University Report

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

4 Doctor's Degrees

#2 in Quality in Pennsylvania

$42,932 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great value for music students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on Music at University of Pennsylvania

Best Value Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Majors Related to Music

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Majors Similar to Music

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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