2023 Most Popular 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Music Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Music Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular 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 city of East Lansing.
About 58% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 42% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Of the 52 students majoring in music at UC, 52% are male and 48% are female.
Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 3 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
Women make up 44% of the music majors at the school.
Read full report on Music at Indiana University - Bloomington
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular music schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 39% of the music majors at the school.
Read full report on Music at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular 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 very large student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in music at UW - Madison, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 47% of the music majors at the school.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in music at U-M, 39% are male and 61% are female.
Northwestern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in music at Northwestern, 76% are male and 24% are female.
University of Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Of the 9 students majoring in music at UChicago, 78% are male and 22% are female.
Ball State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree music programs. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 8 students majoring in music at Ball State, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Best Music Colleges by State
Explore the best music schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 734 |
| Ohio | 1,138 |
| Illinois | 1,129 |
| Indiana | 660 |
| Wisconsin | 359 |
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 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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