2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Stringed Instruments in California

If you plan on getting your master's degree in stringed instruments, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #346 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 reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of stringed instruments. Combined, these schools handed out 32 master's degrees in stringed instruments to qualified students.

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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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for stringed instruments.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Stringed Instruments in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in stringed instruments.

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

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a master's degree in stringed instruments. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in stringed instruments in California. More information about a master’s in stringed instruments from University of Southern California

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San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

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

Best Stringed Instruments Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Stringed Instruments Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	408	1

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Stringed Instruments Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Stringed Instruments

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	146
General Music	125
Other Music	75
Music Theory & Composition	47
Voice Performance	37
Keyboard Instruments	26
Woodwind Instruments	10
Jazz Studies	8
Brass Instruments	7
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	6

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.