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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Percussion Instruments Major

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20 Degrees Awarded
$39,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Percussion Instruments Major

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Percussion Instruments is the 1130th most popular major in the country with 45 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 percussion instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Percussion Instruments Major” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in percussion instruments. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in percussion instruments.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Percussion Instruments Major

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

Top 9 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Percussion Instruments

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San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Percussion Instruments Major. SFCM is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Percussion Instruments Major. Located in San Juan, , this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s percussion instruments students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Percussion Instruments Major list. Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s percussion instruments degrees to qualified students.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Percussion Instruments Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The New England Conservatory of Music landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 masters’s percussion instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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The Juilliard School
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Juilliard School. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Percussion Instruments Major. The Juilliard School is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s percussion instruments degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Manhattan School of Music
New York, New York

Manhattan School of Music came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Percussion Instruments Major ranking. Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Percussion Instruments Major ranking. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s percussion instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

Ithaca College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Percussion Instruments Major list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s percussion instruments students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Percussion Instruments Major ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s percussion instruments degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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