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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Stringed Instruments (Income $75-$110k) in California

4 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 545 people earned their degree in stringed instruments, making the major the 599th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 69 stringed instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 stringed instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in stringed instruments. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent stringed instruments programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the stringed instruments program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree stringed instruments students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Stringed Instruments (Income $75-$110k) in California

#1

University of Redlands

Redlands, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Redlands is located in Redlands, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s stringed instruments degrees to qualified students.

University of Redlands also took the #4 spot in our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Redlands is $27,920 for California Bachelor’s Degree Stringed Instruments students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Redlands Stringed Instruments Report

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s stringed instruments students in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern California is $30,858 for California Bachelor’s Degree Stringed Instruments students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Stringed Instruments at University of Southern California

#3

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SFCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend San Francisco Conservatory of Music is $39,757 for California Bachelor’s Degree Stringed Instruments students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Stringed Instruments at San Francisco Conservatory of Music

#4

Chapman University

Orange, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chapman University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. Chapman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orange, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Chapman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $37,848 for california bachelor’s degree stringed instruments students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Chapman University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Stringed Instruments at Chapman

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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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