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2024 Best Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools

11 Colleges in the United States
31 Bachelor's Degrees
If you're seeking a Bachelor's Degree in brass instruments, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #876 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 bachelor's degrees in brass instruments during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Brass Instruments School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Brass Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of brass instruments for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for brass instruments students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Brass Instruments in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in brass instruments.

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Brass Instruments

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in brass instruments. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in brass instruments from University of Southern California

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The Juilliard School
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6 Annual Graduates

The Juilliard School is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in brass instruments. Located in the large city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in brass instruments from The Juilliard School

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Rice University
Houston, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in brass instruments needs to take a look at Rice University. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston.More information about a bachelor’s in brass instruments from Rice University

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
7 Annual Graduates

Vanderbilt University is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in brass instruments. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.More information about a bachelor’s in brass instruments from Vanderbilt University

5
5 Annual Graduates

Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in brass instruments from Manhattan School of Music

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1 Annual Graduates

SFCM is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.More information about a bachelor’s in brass instruments from San Francisco Conservatory of Music

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3 Annual Graduates

The New England Conservatory of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in brass instruments from The New England Conservatory of Music

8
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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in brass instruments from Ithaca College

9
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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
2 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in brass instruments from Liberty University

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Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s 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 7,729
Music Performance 4,124
Other Music 778
Music Theory & Composition 655
Music Technology 637
Jazz Studies 379
Voice Performance 331
Stringed Instruments 180
Keyboard Instruments 164
Music Pedagogy 122

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