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2024 Best Percussion Instruments Schools

10 Colleges in the United States
45 Percussion Instruments Degrees Awarded
Percussion Instruments degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1130 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for percussion instruments students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 45 degrees in percussion instruments to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Percussion Instruments School

Best Percussion Instruments Schools Your choice of percussion instruments school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for percussion instruments schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Percussion Instruments Degree Level

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

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 Percussion Instruments Schools list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Percussion Instruments in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of percussion instruments degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Percussion Instruments

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Rice University
Houston, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX

Rice University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in percussion instruments. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.

There were about 3 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in percussion instruments from Rice University

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Any student who is interested in percussion instruments needs to check out University of Southern California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.More information about a degree in percussion instruments from University of Southern California

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The Juilliard School
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in percussion instruments has to look into The Juilliard School. Located in the city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were approximately 6 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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

Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in percussion instruments. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in percussion instruments from Vanderbilt University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA

It's hard to beat Chapman University if you wish to pursue a degree in percussion instruments. Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Orange. This university ranks 32nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 1 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in percussion instruments from Chapman University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

There were approximately 3 percussion 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 percussion instruments from Manhattan School of Music

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

The New England Conservatory of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

There were approximately 3 percussion 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 percussion instruments from The New England Conservatory of Music

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

Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in percussion instruments from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

SFCM is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

There were roughly 6 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at SFCM in the most recent data year.

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

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

Located in the suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 39th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 2 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in percussion instruments from Ithaca College

Percussion Instruments by Region

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

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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