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2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s

10 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$37,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s” ranking.

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

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” ranking analyzed 10 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.

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 Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Woodwind Instruments

#10 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 Master’s list. Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is a public institution located in San Juan, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music are $3,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ithaca College landed the #2 spot on the list. Ithaca is a medium-sized school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 4 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees 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.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s. Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt are $21,605, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 1 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Woodwind Instruments Report

#5

Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Longy School of Music of Bard College landed the #5 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Longy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 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 Longy are $46,880.

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#6

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Rice University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s list. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s 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.

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#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

Manhattan School of Music ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s list. Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Manhattan School of Music, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan School of Music are $49,270, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Manhattan School of Music Woodwind Instruments Report

#9

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

San Francisco Conservatory of Music came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s woodwind instruments students in 2019-2020.

SFCM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFCM are $49,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

The Juilliard School did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Juilliard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Juilliard School are $49,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at The Juilliard School

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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