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2023 Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$47,715 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,302 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Doctor's Degree School for You

Music is the #37 most popular major in the country with 7,675 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the New England 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the music doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Music

#1

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hartford the best value school in the New England Region for music students working on their doctor’s degree. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UHart are $15,202 a year.

Read full report on Music at University of Hartford

#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandeis are $53,618 per year.

Full Music at Brandeis University Report

Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $42,237 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Music at University of Connecticut

#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great value for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in tuition and fees each year.

Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on Music at Yale University

#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Brown graduate students pay an average of $62,083 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on Music at Boston University

The New England Conservatory of Music ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The New England Conservatory of Music are $53,730 per year.

Full Music at The New England Conservatory of Music Report

Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 472
Connecticut 217
Rhode Island 8
New Hampshire 7
Maine 7
Vermont 7

Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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