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2024 Best Woodwind Instruments Schools

10 Colleges in the United States
144 Woodwind Instruments Degrees Awarded
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in woodwind instruments. It is ranked #963 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Woodwind Instruments Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 144 degrees in woodwind instruments during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Woodwind Instruments School

Best Woodwind Instruments Schools The woodwind instruments program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Woodwind Instruments rankings. We derive our Best Overall Woodwind Instruments School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Woodwind Instruments
Master's Degrees in Woodwind Instruments
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Woodwind Instruments Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Woodwind Instruments in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of woodwind instruments degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Woodwind Instruments

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Rice University
Houston, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
53.3% Growth in Graduates

Rice University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in woodwind instruments. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 woodwind instruments students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

It is hard to beat University of Southern California if you want to pursue a degree in woodwind instruments. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 12 woodwind instruments students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN

It's hard to beat Vanderbilt University if you want to pursue a degree in woodwind instruments. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 woodwind instruments students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
63.6% Growth in Graduates

The Juilliard School is a great choice for students interested in a degree in woodwind instruments. Juilliard is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

There were roughly 22 woodwind instruments students who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. This university ranks 1st out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were roughly 1 woodwind instruments students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
23.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

There were roughly 26 woodwind instruments students who graduated with this degree at The New England Conservatory of Music in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of San Francisco, SFCM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were approximately 11 woodwind instruments students who graduated with this degree at SFCM in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

Located in the large city of New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were roughly 17 woodwind instruments students who graduated with this degree at Manhattan School of Music in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 38th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 4 woodwind instruments students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent data year.

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Ithaca. This college ranks 39th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 4 woodwind instruments students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Music11,168
Music Performance7,281
Music Technology1,673
Music Theory & Composition1,194
Other Music1,127
Voice Performance668
Stringed Instruments553
Jazz Studies519
Keyboard Instruments476
Music Pedagogy377

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