2025 Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Woodwind Instrumentsbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #825 out of the 1232 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Woodwind Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in woodwind instruments during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 many resources a school devotes to woodwind instruments students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other woodwind instruments students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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 woodwind instruments related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Woodwind Instruments Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Woodwind Instruments in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in woodwind instruments.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Woodwind Instruments

1

The Juilliard School
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

The Juilliard School is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in woodwind instruments. Located in the large city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in woodwind instruments from The Juilliard School

2

Manhattan School of Music
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Manhattan School of Music if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in woodwind instruments. Located in the large city of New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in woodwind instruments from Manhattan School of Music

Best Woodwind Instruments Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Woodwind Instruments Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Woodwind Instruments Related Rankings by Major

One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Woodwind Instruments has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Woodwind Instruments

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	379
General Music	304
Jazz Studies	102
Music Theory & Composition	57
Stringed Instruments	55
Voice Performance	50
Music History	42
Music Technology	42
Keyboard Instruments	41
Other Music	18

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.