2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Stringed Instruments in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

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” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in stringed instruments. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great stringed instruments programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the stringed instruments program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree stringed instruments students.

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

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 16 masters’s stringed instruments degrees 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 University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Stringed Instruments at USC

#2

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$49,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco Conservatory of Music. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. SFCM is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s stringed instruments degrees to qualified students.

SFCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Stringed Instruments Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SFCM are $49,050.

Full SFCM Stringed Instruments Report

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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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