2022 Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Stringed Instruments is the 599th most popular major in the country with 545 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 75 stringed instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 stringed instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in stringed instruments. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality stringed instruments programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the stringed instruments program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Stringed Instruments in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s stringed instruments degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Stringed Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Stringed Instruments at University of Southern California

#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 Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Conservatory of Music landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s stringed instruments students in 2019-2020.

SFCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Stringed Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFCM are $49,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Stringed Instruments (With Aid)

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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