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2027 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Brass Instruments](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/music/brass-instruments/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value brass instruments schools.

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• Best Value Brass Instruments Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2027 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the brass instruments degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Brass Instruments Schools

1

Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

$12,144 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,769 Avg Student Debt

$63,742 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Indiana University Bloomington, our #1 best value for brass instruments in the Great Lakes Region. Indiana University Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $12,144, with out-of-state students paying around $41,891. Brass Instruments graduates carry a median of $20,769 in student loans. Soon after graduation, brass instruments degree recipients from Indiana University Bloomington generally make around $28,328. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Indiana University Bloomington admits about 78% of applicants.

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Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL

$21,315 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,750 Avg Student Debt

$48,712 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Roosevelt University earned it the #2 place for brass instruments. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $21,315. Typical student debt for brass instruments graduates is $27,750. Early-career brass instruments graduates make about $29,974. Set against $27,750 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 97%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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.