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2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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” 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” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in woodwind instruments. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality woodwind 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 woodwind instruments program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Woodwind Instruments

#1

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

San Juan, <nil>
#8 in overall quality
$5,733 Average Net Price

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music landed the #1 spot on the list. Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is a small school located in San Juan, that handed out 3 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees 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. The yearly cost to attend Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is $5,733 for Bachelor’s Degree Woodwind Instruments students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#9 in overall quality
$22,749 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s woodwind instruments students in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Roosevelt University is $22,749 for Bachelor’s Degree Woodwind Instruments students.

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#3

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality
$33,465 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ithaca College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s. Ithaca is a medium-sized school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 7 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Ithaca also took the #4 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ithaca College is $33,465 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%. 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.

Full Ithaca College Woodwind Instruments Report

#4

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality
$16,999 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rice is $16,999 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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.

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#5

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality
$54,902 Average Net Price

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan School of Music landed the #5 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students list, Manhattan School of Music has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Manhattan School of Music is $54,902 for Bachelor’s Degree Woodwind Instruments students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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#6

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality
$37,649 Average Net Price

San Francisco Conservatory of Music came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 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. The yearly cost to attend SFCM is $37,649 for bachelor’s degree woodwind instruments students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at San Francisco Conservatory of Music

#7

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality
$33,535 Average Net Price

The Juilliard School ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Juilliard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Juilliard is $33,535 for Bachelor’s Degree Woodwind Instruments students.

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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at The Juilliard School

#8

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality
$19,432 Average Net Price

With a ranking of #8, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at Vanderbilt

#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality
$29,528 Average Net Price

University of Southern California landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

USC also made our “Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern California is $29,528 for Bachelor’s Degree Woodwind Instruments students.

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. 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%.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at University of Southern California

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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