2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Keyboard Instruments in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in keyboard instruments, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #353 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Keyboard Instruments in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 master's degrees in keyboard instruments during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Keyboard Instruments School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in keyboard instruments matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Keyboard Instruments in the Far Western US Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality keyboard instruments program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for keyboard instruments.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Keyboard Instruments in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in keyboard instruments.

Most Well Attended Schools for Keyboard Instruments Students Working on Their Master's

1

San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

San Francisco Conservatory of Music is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in keyboard instruments. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFCM is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in keyboard instruments in California.

There were approximately 15 keyboard instruments students who graduated with this degree at SFCM in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in keyboard instruments from San Francisco Conservatory of Music

2

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

University of Southern California is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in keyboard instruments. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in keyboard instruments in California.

There were approximately 11 keyboard instruments individuals who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in keyboard instruments from University of Southern California

3

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WA

#1 Best Quality In WA

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in keyboard instruments. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in keyboard instruments in Washington.

There were about 1 keyboard instruments individuals who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in keyboard instruments from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

4

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

#1 Most Popular In OR

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in keyboard instruments has to check out University of Oregon. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in keyboard instruments from University of Oregon

4

Portland State University
Portland, OR

#1 Most Popular In OR

Portland State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in keyboard instruments. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in keyboard instruments from Portland State University

4

Chapman University
Orange, CA

#3 Most Popular In CA

Chapman University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in keyboard instruments. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a master’s in keyboard instruments from Chapman University

Best Keyboard Instruments Colleges by State

Explore the most popular keyboard instruments colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	649	25
Washington	408	4
Oregon	282	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Keyboard Instruments

One of 16 majors within the Music area of study, Keyboard Instruments has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Keyboard Instruments

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	181
Music Performance	172
Other Music	75
Music Theory & Composition	53
Voice Performance	40
Stringed Instruments	32
Jazz Studies	14
Music Technology	13
Woodwind Instruments	11
Conducting	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.