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2023 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

3 Colleges
$38,302 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Doctor's Degree School for You

With 135 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #45 most popular major in Missouri.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

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

Top Missouri Schools for a Doctorate in Music

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Missouri. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Full Music at Washington University in St Louis Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Missouri. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Music at University of Missouri - Columbia

Out of the 3 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Full Music at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

Best Music Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Music Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 53
Iowa 48
Kansas 87
Nebraska 52
North Dakota 14
South Dakota 12

One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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