2025 Best Percussion Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in percussion instruments. It is ranked #923 out of 1232 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Percussion Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in percussion instruments during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on percussion instruments students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of percussion instruments students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized percussion instruments related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for percussion instruments students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The percussion 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 Percussion Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Percussion Instruments in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in percussion instruments.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Percussion Instruments

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in percussion instruments. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in percussion instruments from University of Southern California

2

Los Angeles College of Music
Pasadena, CA

2 Annual Graduates

Los Angeles College of Music is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in percussion instruments. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, LACM is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in percussion instruments from Los Angeles College of Music

Best Percussion Instruments Colleges by State

Explore the best percussion instruments colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	9
Washington	521	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Percussion Instruments

Percussion Instruments is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Percussion Instruments

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	974
Music Performance	611
Music Theory & Composition	198
Music Technology	100
Jazz Studies	54
Other Music	52
Voice Performance	45
Stringed Instruments	32
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	25
Keyboard Instruments	21

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.