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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Woodwind Instruments (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 145 people earned their degree in woodwind instruments, making the major the 872nd most popular in the United States.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in woodwind instruments. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent woodwind instruments programs, but they also 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 woodwind instruments program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Woodwind Instruments (With Aid)

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is located in San Juan, and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

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. The estimated yearly cost for Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is $5,733 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students with aid.

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.

Full Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music 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 Getting Aid list. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students with aid list, Rice has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rice University is $16,999 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at Rice

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #3 spot on the list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 6 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $19,432 for Bachelor’s Degree Woodwind Instruments students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at Vanderbilt

#4

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Roosevelt is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt also took the #9 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Roosevelt is $22,749 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students with aid.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at Roosevelt University

#5

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ithaca College landed the #5 spot on the list. Ithaca College is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

Ithaca also took the #4 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $33,465 for Bachelor’s Degree Woodwind Instruments students with aid per year to attend Ithaca.

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 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Ithaca Woodwind Instruments Report

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s woodwind instruments students in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for USC is $29,528 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at University of Southern California

#7

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

The Juilliard School ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Juilliard is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Juilliard also made our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Juilliard is $33,535 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at The Juilliard School

#8

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

San Francisco Conservatory of Music came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students with aid list, SFCM has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $37,649 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students with aid 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%. 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 full report on Woodwind Instruments at San Francisco Conservatory of Music

#9

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

Manhattan School of Music ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 7 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Manhattan School of Music, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Manhattan School of Music is $54,902 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%. 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 full report on Woodwind Instruments at Manhattan School 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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