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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Woodwind Instruments (Income $30-$48k)

9 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$35,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Woodwind Instruments is the 872nd most popular major in the country with 145 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 woodwind instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in woodwind instruments. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great woodwind instruments programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the woodwind instruments program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree woodwind instruments students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Woodwind Instruments (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at Rice

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle also took the #7 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Full UW Seattle Woodwind Instruments Report

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in San Juan, , this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s woodwind instruments students in 2019-2020.

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music also made our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music are $3,260.

Full Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music Woodwind Instruments Report

#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” 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.

Full University of Southern California Woodwind Instruments Report

#5

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan School of Music. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 9 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree woodwind instruments students whose families make $30-$48k list, Manhattan School of Music has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan School of Music are $49,270.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Manhattan School of Music

#6

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

The Juilliard School ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Juilliard is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

Juilliard also took the #3 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Juilliard School are $49,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The Juilliard School Woodwind Instruments Report

#7

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

Roosevelt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt also took the #9 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt University are $21,605, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Roosevelt University

#8

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

Ithaca College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Ithaca also took the #4 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ithaca College are $22,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Ithaca

#9

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

San Francisco Conservatory of Music did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. SFCM is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree woodwind instruments students whose families make $30-$48k list, SFCM has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFCM are $49,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full San Francisco Conservatory of Music Woodwind Instruments Report

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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