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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major

11 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major

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Brass Instruments is the 1103rd most popular major in the country with 120 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 brass instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in brass instruments. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in brass instruments.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major”.

Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Brass Instruments

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The Juilliard School
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Juilliard School. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major list. 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 10 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.

Read full report on Brass Instruments at Juilliard

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San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco Conservatory of Music. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major list. SFCM is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 3 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 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 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full San Francisco Conservatory of Music Brass Instruments Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New England Conservatory of Music. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major 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 9 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 Brass Instruments at The New England Conservatory of Music

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #4 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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.

Read full report on Brass Instruments at Rice University

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ithaca College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major. Ithaca is a medium-sized school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 4 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Brass Instruments at Ithaca

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major ranking, coming in at #6. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s brass instruments degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Brass Instruments Report

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Longy School of Music of Bard College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s brass instruments students in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 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 0.6% 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 Brass Instruments at Longy

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Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major ranking. Located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s brass instruments students in 2021-2022.

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 Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music Brass Instruments Report

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major ranking. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 masters’s brass instruments degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Brass Instruments at USC

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Manhattan School of Music
New York, New York

Manhattan School of Music came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major ranking. Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 9 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Brass Instruments at Manhattan School of Music

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Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois

Roosevelt University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Brass Instruments Major ranking. Roosevelt is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 masters’s brass instruments degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Brass Instruments at Roosevelt University

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