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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Woodwind Instruments

12 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$40,100 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 woodwind instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’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 Master’s

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

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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 #1 for the Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’s. Boston, 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 13 students in 2020-2021.

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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 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 Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan School of Music landed the #2 spot on the list. Manhattan School of Music is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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. 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%.

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Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the #3 spot on the list. Roosevelt is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 9 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at Roosevelt

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’s. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s woodwind instruments 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at University of Southern California

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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 #5 for the Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’s. Juilliard is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

Full The Juilliard School Woodwind Instruments Report

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’s ranking. Rice 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.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Rice University

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San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, California

San Francisco Conservatory of Music came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’s ranking. San Francisco Conservatory of Music is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at SFCM

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

Ithaca College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’s list. Ithaca College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 2 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.

Full Ithaca Woodwind Instruments Report

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’s list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 1 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full UW Seattle Woodwind Instruments Report

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Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’s list. Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is a small public school situated in San Juan, . It awarded 1 masters’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 full report on Woodwind Instruments at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

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Longy School of Music of Bard College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’s ranking. Longy School of Music of Bard College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 full report on Woodwind Instruments at Longy School of Music of Bard College

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Woodwind Instruments Major for a Master’s list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Woodwind Instruments Report

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