2026 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools in Illinois

[Woodwind Instruments](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/music/woodwind-instruments/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for woodwind instruments students.
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2026 Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools in Illinois
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the woodwind instruments degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Woodwind Instruments Schools
Our analysis ranked Roosevelt University the best value for a degree in woodwind instruments in Illinois. Roosevelt University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Students from in state pay about $21,315 in tuition and fees. Woodwind Instruments graduates carry a median of $27,750 in student loans. Woodwind Instruments graduates of Roosevelt University earn a median of $29,974 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 97% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This list is compiled 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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