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2024 Best Stringed Instruments Schools in California

3 Colleges in California
88 Stringed Instruments Degrees Awarded
Stringed Instruments isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #604 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of stringed instruments. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 degrees in stringed instruments during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Stringed Instruments School

Best Stringed Instruments Schools in California Your choice of stringed instruments school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Stringed Instruments School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Stringed Instruments Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Stringed Instruments
Master's Degrees in Stringed Instruments
Doctor's Degrees in Stringed Instruments

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Stringed Instruments Schools in California list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Stringed Instruments in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the stringed instruments degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in Stringed Instruments

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
31 Stringed Instruments Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in stringed instruments has to check out University of Southern California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.

There were approximately 31 stringed instruments students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in stringed instruments from University of Southern California

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Any student who is interested in stringed instruments has to take a look at Chapman University. Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Orange.

There were approximately 4 stringed instruments students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in stringed instruments from Chapman University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
44 Stringed Instruments Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat San Francisco Conservatory of Music if you want to pursue a degree in stringed instruments. SFCM is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

There were approximately 44 stringed instruments students who graduated with this degree at SFCM in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in stringed instruments from San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Best Stringed Instruments Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Stringed Instruments Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 2
Oregon 587 0

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Stringed Instruments is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 1,525
Music Performance 775
Music Technology 566
Music Theory & Composition 328
Other Music 82
Voice Performance 67
Keyboard Instruments 61
Jazz Studies 38
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 33
Woodwind Instruments 24

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