2026 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools in Virginia
[Brass Instruments](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/music/brass-instruments/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for brass instruments students.
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2026 Best Value Brass Instruments Schools in Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in brass instruments, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Brass Instruments Schools
For return on investment in brass instruments, no school beat Liberty University this year. Set in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $16,173. Brass Instruments graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, brass instruments degree recipients from Liberty University generally make around $33,956. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Liberty University admits about 99% of applicants.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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