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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Percussion Instruments

6 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$36,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Percussion Instruments Schools for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Percussion Instruments Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Percussion Instruments is the 1132nd most popular major in the country with 40 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 percussion instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Percussion Instruments Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in percussion instruments. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great percussion instruments programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the percussion instruments program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Percussion Instruments Schools for a Master’s

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Percussion Instruments

#1

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ithaca College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Percussion Instruments Schools for a Master’s list. Ithaca is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ithaca, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Percussion Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ithaca are $22,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Percussion Instruments Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the #2 spot on the list. Roosevelt is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 masters’s percussion instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Percussion 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 Roosevelt University are $21,605.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Percussion Instruments Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s percussion instruments students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Percussion Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Percussion Instruments Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #4 spot on the list. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s percussion instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best Percussion Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

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#5

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco Conservatory of Music. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Percussion Instruments Schools for a Master’s list. SFCM is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 3 masters’s percussion instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

SFCM also made our “Best Percussion Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. 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.

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#6

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

The Juilliard School ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Percussion Instruments Schools for a Master’s list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s percussion instruments students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree percussion instruments students list, Juilliard has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Percussion Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Juilliard are $49,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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