2023 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Music Doctor's Degree School for You
Music is the #43 most popular major in the country with 25,910 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for music majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for music students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #6 on this year’s Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
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Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for music students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their doctor’s degree. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students working on their doctor’s degree. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 734 |
| Ohio | 1,138 |
| Illinois | 1,129 |
| Indiana | 660 |
| Wisconsin | 359 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Music
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 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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