by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 19 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for stringed instruments students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 203 bachelor's degrees in stringed instruments to qualified students.
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Your choice of stringed instruments for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality stringed instruments program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for stringed instruments students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Stringed Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in stringed instruments.
It's hard to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in stringed instruments. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a bachelor’s in stringed instruments from Northwestern University
Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in stringed instruments. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville.More information about a bachelor’s in stringed instruments from Vanderbilt University
University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in stringed instruments. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in stringed instruments from University of Southern California
Carnegie Mellon University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in stringed instruments. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in stringed instruments from Carnegie Mellon University
Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in stringed instruments from Texas Christian University
Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in stringed instruments from The Juilliard School
Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in stringed instruments from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in stringed instruments from Manhattan School of Music
UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of West Hartford.More information about a bachelor’s in stringed instruments from University of Hartford
SFCM is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.More information about a bachelor’s in stringed instruments from San Francisco Conservatory of Music
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One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Stringed Instruments has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Music | 7,446 |
| Music Performance | 3,919 |
| Music Technology | 892 |
| Other Music | 813 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 707 |
| Jazz Studies | 377 |
| Voice Performance | 313 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 163 |
| Music History | 144 |
| Music Pedagogy | 126 |
