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2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 woodwind instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in woodwind instruments. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality woodwind instruments programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Woodwind Instruments (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt University is $8,086 for Bachelor’s Degree Woodwind Instruments students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Vanderbilt Woodwind Instruments Report

#2

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s woodwind instruments students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students whose families make $48-$75k list, Rice has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rice is $7,318 for Bachelor’s Degree Woodwind Instruments students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Rice Woodwind Instruments Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music landed the #3 spot on the list. San Juan, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,324 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #4 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students whose families make $48-$75k list, USC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USC is $20,050 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full University of Southern California Woodwind Instruments Report

#5

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manhattan School of Music. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s woodwind instruments students in 2019-2020.

Manhattan School of Music did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Manhattan School of Music is $59,202 for Bachelor’s Degree Woodwind Instruments students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Manhattan School of Music Woodwind Instruments Report

#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students whose families make $48-$75k list, Roosevelt has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,870 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Roosevelt University.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Roosevelt

#7

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

Ithaca College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Ithaca, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s woodwind instruments students in 2019-2020.

Ithaca not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $29,702 for Bachelor’s Degree Woodwind Instruments students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Ithaca College.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at Ithaca

#8

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

The Juilliard School landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Juilliard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Juilliard is $29,097 for Bachelor’s Degree Woodwind Instruments students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at The Juilliard School

#9

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

San Francisco Conservatory of Music ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. SFCM is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 3 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

SFCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $34,037 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at San Francisco Conservatory of Music

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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