2023 Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Music Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, music was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 25,910 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
Top 10 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in the Southeast Region for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means James Madison University is a great value for music students working on their doctor’s degree. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $29,746 per year.
JMU 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 the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Florida State are $26,707 a year.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.
UF also claimed a spot on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Duke University 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 #8 on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in tuition and fees each year.
Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Shenandoah University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Shenandoah are $23,430 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Shenandoah is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.
UNC Chapel Hill also claimed a spot on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Request InformationBest Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 472 |
| Virginia | 632 |
| North Carolina | 511 |
| Florida | 1,223 |
| Tennessee | 804 |
| Kentucky | 284 |
| South Carolina | 204 |
| Louisiana | 315 |
| Arkansas | 184 |
| Alabama | 276 |
| Mississippi | 182 |
| West Virginia | 93 |
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Majors Related to Music
Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 21 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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