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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Woodwind Instruments

12 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$39,700 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in woodwind instruments. To top this list, a school must have a successful woodwind instruments program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s

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

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 9 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at Vanderbilt

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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The New England Conservatory of Music landed the #2 spot on the list. The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full The New England Conservatory of Music Woodwind Instruments Report

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Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s woodwind instruments students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Roosevelt

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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 #3 for the Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s. Manhattan School of Music is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 5 bachelors’s woodwind instruments 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. 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Manhattan School of Music Woodwind Instruments Report

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San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, California

Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Conservatory of Music landed the #5 spot on the list. SFCM is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

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. 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%.

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

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’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 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. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at USC

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The Juilliard School
New York, New York

The Juilliard School landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Juilliard 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full The Juilliard School Woodwind Instruments Report

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Rice

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Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is a public institution located in San Juan, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s 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.

Full Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music Woodwind Instruments Report

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

With a ranking of #10, Ithaca College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s list. Ithaca is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Ithaca

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Los Angeles College of Music
Pasadena, California

Los Angeles College of Music did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. LACM is a small private for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 1 bachelors’s woodwind instruments 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.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at LACM

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.

Full U-M Woodwind Instruments Report

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