2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Keyboard Instruments in California

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 581 people earned their degree in keyboard instruments, making the major the 611th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 53 keyboard instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 keyboard instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in keyboard instruments. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great keyboard instruments programs and cost less that 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 keyboard instruments program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools for a Master’s in California” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools for a Master’s in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree keyboard instruments students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Keyboard Instruments in California

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s keyboard instruments degrees to qualified students.

USC also made our “Best Keyboard Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Keyboard Instruments at USC

#2

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$49,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Keyboard Instruments Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Conservatory of Music landed the #2 spot on the list. San Francisco Conservatory of Music is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s keyboard instruments degrees to qualified students.

SFCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Keyboard Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco Conservatory of Music are $49,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Keyboard Instruments at San Francisco Conservatory of Music

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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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