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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Woodwind Instruments (Income $75-$110k)

9 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$40,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Woodwind Instruments is the 872nd most popular major in the country with 145 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 woodwind instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in woodwind instruments. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent woodwind instruments programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the woodwind instruments program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Woodwind Instruments (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rice University Woodwind Instruments Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#3

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan School of Music landed the #3 spot on the list. Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 9 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Manhattan School of Music also took the #5 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan School of Music are $49,270, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Manhattan School of Music

#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Read full report on Woodwind Instruments at USC

#5

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s woodwind instruments degrees in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt also took the #9 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt University are $21,605, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Woodwind Instruments at Roosevelt

#6

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, San Francisco Conservatory of Music did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s woodwind instruments students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree woodwind instruments students whose families make $75-$110k list, SFCM has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFCM are $49,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SFCM Woodwind Instruments Report

#7

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Ithaca College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree woodwind instruments students whose families make $75-$110k list, Ithaca has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ithaca College are $22,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ithaca College Woodwind Instruments Report

#8

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

The Juilliard School landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Juilliard, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Juilliard are $49,260.

Full Juilliard Woodwind Instruments Report

#9

Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Longy School of Music of Bard College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s woodwind instruments degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Longy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Woodwind Instruments Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Longy are $46,880.

Full Longy School of Music of Bard College Woodwind Instruments Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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