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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Brass Instruments (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$40,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 114 people earned their degree in brass instruments, making the major the 984th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 brass instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in brass instruments. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality brass instruments programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the brass instruments program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Brass Instruments (With Aid)

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s brass instruments degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #7 spot in our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #2 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

Full Rice University Brass Instruments Report

#3

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Roosevelt, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt are $21,605.

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#4

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ithaca College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s brass instruments degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Ithaca also took the #4 spot in our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ithaca College are $22,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ithaca Brass Instruments Report

#5

Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Longy School of Music of Bard College landed the #5 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s brass instruments degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Longy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Longy School of Music of Bard College are $46,880.

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#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

The Juilliard School landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s brass instruments students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Juilliard, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Juilliard are $49,260.

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#8

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, San Francisco Conservatory of Music did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 4 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree brass instruments students with aid list, SFCM has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco Conservatory of Music are $49,050.

Full San Francisco Conservatory of Music Brass Instruments Report

#9

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Manhattan School of Music did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Manhattan School of Music, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan School of Music are $49,270, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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