2025 Best Brass Instruments Schools
11
Colleges in the United States
120
Brass Instruments Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in
brass instruments, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #1103 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for brass instruments students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 120 degrees in brass instruments to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Brass Instruments School
Your choice of brass instruments school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Brass Instruments School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Brass Instruments Rankings by Degree Level
The brass instruments school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Brass Instruments Schools.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Brass Instruments in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the brass instruments degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Brass Instruments
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TN
Vanderbilt University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in brass instruments. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 brass instruments students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in brass instruments from Vanderbilt University
It is hard to beat University of Southern California if you want to pursue a degree in brass instruments. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 20 brass instruments students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in brass instruments from University of Southern California
The Juilliard School is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in brass instruments. Located in the city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 17 brass instruments students who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in brass instruments from The Juilliard School
It is difficult to beat Ithaca College if you want to pursue a degree in brass instruments. Located in the suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 23rd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 7 brass instruments students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in brass instruments from Ithaca College
Graduate Certificate
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
Located in the city of San Francisco, SFCM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 3 brass instruments students who graduated with this degree at SFCM in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in brass instruments from San Francisco Conservatory of Music
