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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Ohio

14 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 Most Popular Music Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Ohio to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for music students. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Full Music at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Ohio list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

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Out of the 14 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland Institute of Music landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland Institute of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Ohio. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Music at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for music students. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Music at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Miami University - Oxford landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in Ohio ranking. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Full Music at University of Akron Main Campus Report

#9

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

With a ranking of #9, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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Best Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Schools 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 14 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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