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2023 Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$16,371 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,302 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Doctor's Degree School for You

Music is the #44 most popular major in Virginia with 168 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Music Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Music

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our analysis found James Madison University to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

JMU graduate students pay an average of $12,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $20,906 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #2 for overall quality for music in Virginia.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great value for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.

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#5

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Out of the 5 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Shenandoah are $23,430 a year.

Shenandoah not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 285
Georgia 126
North Carolina 126
Tennessee 106
Kentucky 74
Louisiana 105
Alabama 35
South Carolina 44
Mississippi 66
Arkansas 53
West Virginia 32

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 5 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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