2023 Best Music Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Music School for You
Music is the #37 most popular major in the country with 7,675 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Music Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Music Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for music majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Music Schools
Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out of the 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Illinois University is a great place for music students. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.
Out of the 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 5 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for music students. It came in at #6 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
With a ranking of #7, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
Ball State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Music Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
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Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 299 |
Illinois | 423 |
Ohio | 474 |
Indiana | 298 |
Wisconsin | 61 |
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Music Related Rankings by Major
Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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