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2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$40,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the brass instruments program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Brass Instruments (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 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 Rice are $47,913.

Full Rice Brass Instruments Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 1 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. 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 8 schools in the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USC Brass Instruments Report

#4

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan School of Music. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 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

#5

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

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 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. The Juilliard School 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 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 The Juilliard School are $49,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Brass Instruments at Juilliard

#6

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 $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Roosevelt University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1 masters’s brass instruments degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt are $21,605.

Full Roosevelt University Brass Instruments Report

#7

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

Ithaca College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Ithaca, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s brass instruments students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree brass instruments students whose families make $30-$48k list, Ithaca has also earned the #4 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 Ithaca College are $22,056.

Full Ithaca Brass Instruments Report

#8

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

San Francisco Conservatory of Music did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. 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.

SFCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFCM are $49,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Brass Instruments at San Francisco Conservatory of Music

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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