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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major

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60 Degrees Awarded
$40,100 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 110 people earned their degree in woodwind instruments, making the major the 963rd most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 woodwind instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’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 Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major

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

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

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The New England Conservatory of Music landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s woodwind instruments students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full The New England Conservatory of Music Woodwind Instruments Report

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Manhattan School of Music
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manhattan School of Music. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major. 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 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, California

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Conservatory of Music landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s woodwind instruments students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

Full SFCM Woodwind Instruments Report

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The Juilliard School
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Juilliard School. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major. 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 6 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music landed the #5 spot on the list. San Juan, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois

Roosevelt University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s woodwind instruments students in 2020-2021.

Full Roosevelt Woodwind Instruments Report

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major list. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. 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%.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Rice

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

Ithaca College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major ranking. Ithaca is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at Ithaca College

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major ranking. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at USC

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major ranking. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 1 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s woodwind instruments students in 2020-2021.

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%. 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 more about Woodwind Instruments at U-M

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Longy School of Music of Bard College
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Longy School of Music of Bard College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Woodwind Instruments Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s woodwind instruments students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The undergraduate 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 more about Woodwind Instruments at Longy

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