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2023 Best Music Schools in Ohio

13 Colleges
$27,206 Avg Salary
$26,547 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music School for You

With 474 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #16 most popular major in Ohio.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Music Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Ohio to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Music Schools in Ohio

Check out the music programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Music Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Miami University - Oxford the best school in Ohio for music students. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oberlin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Music Schools in Ohio list. Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Oberlin.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Music Schools in Ohio list. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

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#6

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

With a ranking of #6, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Music Schools in Ohio list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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With a ranking of #8, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

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#9

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

With a ranking of #9, Cleveland State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Music Schools in Ohio list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 299
Illinois 423
Indiana 298
Wisconsin 61

One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 13 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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