Percussion Instruments degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1130 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for percussion instruments students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 43 degrees in percussion instruments to qualified students.
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Your choice of percussion instruments school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for percussion instruments schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of percussion instruments degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Rice University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in percussion instruments. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in percussion instruments has to look into University of Southern California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.More information about a degree in percussion instruments from University of Southern California Request Information
Any student pursuing a degree in percussion instruments needs to take a look at The Juilliard School. Located in the large city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 6 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent data year.
Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in percussion instruments. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were about 5 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Chapman University if you want to pursue a degree in percussion instruments. Chapman is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Orange. This university ranks 32nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in percussion instruments from Chapman University Request Information
Manhattan School of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
There were about 2 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at Manhattan School of Music in the most recent data year.
The New England Conservatory of Music is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
There were approximately 3 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at The New England Conservatory of Music in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
SFCM is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
There were roughly 9 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at SFCM in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 39th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 5 percussion instruments students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent year we have data available.
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