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2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$40,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 114 people earned their degree in brass instruments, making the major the 984th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 brass instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in brass instruments. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great brass instruments programs and cost less that 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 brass instruments program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree brass instruments students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Brass Instruments (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s brass instruments degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

Full Rice Brass Instruments Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 1 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Brass Instruments Report

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s brass instruments degrees to qualified students.

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

Full University of Southern California Brass Instruments Report

#4

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ithaca College landed the #4 spot on the list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s brass instruments degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ithaca, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ithaca are $22,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ithaca College Brass Instruments Report

#5

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan School of Music landed the #5 spot on the list. Manhattan School of Music is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 11 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Manhattan School of Music also made our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan School of Music are $49,270, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Brass Instruments at Manhattan School of Music

#6

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

The Juilliard School ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. The Juilliard School is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Juilliard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Juilliard are $49,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Brass Instruments at The Juilliard School

#7

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s brass instruments degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt University are $21,605, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Brass Instruments at Roosevelt

#8

Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Longy School of Music of Bard College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Longy is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 1 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Longy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Longy School of Music of Bard College are $46,880, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Brass Instruments at Longy School of Music of Bard College

#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 Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s brass instruments degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree brass instruments students whose families make $0-$30k list, SFCM has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SFCM are $49,050.

Full SFCM Brass Instruments Report

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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