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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Brass Instruments (Income $75-$110k)

9 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$40,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Brass Instruments is the 984th most popular major in the country with 114 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 9 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Brass Instruments (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality
$47,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s brass instruments degrees to qualified students.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 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 Rice are $47,913.

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#2

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington
#7 in overall quality
$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 $75-$110k list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality
$49,270 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan School of Music. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s brass instruments students in 2019-2020.

Manhattan School of Music not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan School of Music are $49,270, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Brass Instruments at Manhattan School of Music

#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality
$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s brass instruments degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

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.

Read full report on Brass Instruments at University of Southern California

#5

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#9 in overall quality
$21,605 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Roosevelt is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt University are $21,605, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Brass Instruments at Roosevelt University

#6

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality
$49,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

San Francisco Conservatory of Music ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. SFCM is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 4 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

SFCM also made our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco Conservatory of Music are $49,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality
$22,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Ithaca College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s brass instruments degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ithaca College are $22,056.

Read full report on Brass Instruments at Ithaca

#8

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality
$49,260 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

The Juilliard School came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Juilliard is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s brass instruments degrees to qualified students.

Juilliard also made our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Juilliard School are $49,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Brass Instruments at The Juilliard School

#9

Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality
$46,880 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Longy School of Music of Bard College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Brass Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Longy School of Music of Bard College is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 1 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Longy also made our “Best Brass Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Longy are $46,880, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Brass Instruments at Longy School of Music of Bard College

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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