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2024 Best Brass Instruments Schools

13 Colleges in the United States
58 Brass Instruments Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in brass instruments, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #1103 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 13 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of brass instruments. Combined, these schools handed out 58 degrees in brass instruments to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Brass Instruments School

Best Brass Instruments Schools Your choice of brass instruments school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Brass 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.

Brass Instruments Rankings by Degree Level

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

The brass instruments school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Brass Instruments Schools. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Brass Instruments in the United States

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 brass instruments degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Brass Instruments

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Rice University
Houston, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
37.5% Growth in Graduates

Rice University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in brass 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 colleges nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 brass instruments students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in brass instruments from Rice University

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

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

There were roughly 3 brass instruments students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN

Vanderbilt University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in brass instruments. Located in the large 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 about 7 brass instruments students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in brass instruments from Vanderbilt University

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The Juilliard School
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

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

There were about 13 brass instruments students who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in brass instruments from The Juilliard School

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

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 7 brass instruments students who graduated with this degree at The New England Conservatory of Music in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in brass instruments from The New England Conservatory of Music

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd 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 approximately 5 brass instruments students who graduated with this degree at Manhattan School of Music in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in brass instruments from Manhattan School of Music

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UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.More information about a degree in brass instruments from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

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

There were roughly 3 brass instruments students who graduated with this degree at SFCM in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. This university ranks 12th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 2 brass instruments students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in brass instruments from Liberty University

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Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 38th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.More information about a degree in brass instruments from Roosevelt University

Brass Instruments by Region

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One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Brass Instruments has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Brass Instruments

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 11,232
Music Performance 7,335
Music Technology 1,788
Music Theory & Composition 1,175
Other Music 1,117
Voice Performance 656
Jazz Studies 574
Keyboard Instruments 523
Stringed Instruments 507
Music Pedagogy 308

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