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2023 Best Music Schools in Wisconsin

12 Colleges
$30,371 Avg Salary
$22,213 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music School for You

With 359 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #47 most popular major in Wisconsin.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Music Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Music Schools in Wisconsin

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 analysis found University of Wisconsin - Whitewater to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the town of Whitewater.

The average amount in student loans that music majors at UW - Whitewater take out is $27,000.

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Out of the 12 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college 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 - Eau Claire. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Music Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, music graduates from UW - Eau Claire carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Music Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Music Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

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University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #6 on this year’s Best Music Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #7 on this year’s Best Music Schools in Wisconsin list. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

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#8

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

Carthage College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Music Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Music Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for music students. It came in at #10 on the list. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

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Best Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 734
Ohio 1,138
Illinois 1,129
Indiana 660

More Music Rankings in Wisconsin

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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