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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Woodwind Instruments

12 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$39,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Woodwind Instruments is the 963rd most popular major in the country with 110 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 woodwind instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in woodwind instruments. That schools that top this list have a program in woodwind instruments in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major

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

Top 12 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Woodwind Instruments

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major. This small school is located in San Juan, , and it awarded 2 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate 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

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San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, California

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Conservatory of Music landed the #2 spot on the list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at San Francisco Conservatory of Music

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The New England Conservatory of Music. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major. The New England Conservatory of Music is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at The New England Conservatory of Music

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Manhattan School of Music
New York, New York

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan School of Music landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s woodwind instruments students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. The impressive undergraduate 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. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Manhattan School of Music

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Los Angeles College of Music
Pasadena, California

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles College of Music landed the #5 spot on the list. LACM is a private for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Los Angeles College of Music Woodwind Instruments Report

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The Juilliard School
New York, New York

The Juilliard School landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major ranking. The Juilliard School is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. 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 undergraduate 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.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at The Juilliard School

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Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #7, Roosevelt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major list. Roosevelt is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Roosevelt University

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major ranking. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Vanderbilt University

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major ranking. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Rice University

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

Ithaca College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Ithaca Woodwind Instruments Report

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major ranking, coming in at #11. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 University of Southern California

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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