by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Percussion Instruments Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 degrees in percussion instruments annually.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Your choice of percussion instruments school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Percussion Instruments School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in the Far Western US Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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 percussion instruments degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in percussion instruments. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a degree in percussion instruments from University of Southern California
Every student pursuing a degree in percussion instruments needs to look into San Francisco Conservatory of Music. SFCM is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.More information about a degree in percussion instruments from San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
More information about a degree in MBA in Music Business from Southern New Hampshire University
Every student pursuing a degree in percussion instruments has to check out Los Angeles College of Music. LACM is a small private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Pasadena.More information about a degree in percussion instruments from Los Angeles College of Music
Explore the best percussion instruments schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| California | 999 | 13 |
| Washington | 831 | 1 |
One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Percussion Instruments has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Music | 1,924 |
| Music Performance | 905 |
| Music Technology | 578 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 331 |
| Other Music | 143 |
| Voice Performance | 92 |
| Stringed Instruments | 84 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 52 |
| Jazz Studies | 52 |
| Musicology & Ethnomusicology | 42 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.
