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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Ohio

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

Finding the Best Music School for You

Music is the #26 most popular major in Ohio with 1,138 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Music Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 54 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

While working on their degree, music majors at UC accumulate an average of around $23,800 in student debt.

Full Music at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Out of the 54 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

While working on their degree, music majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

Full Music at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

#3

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

The excellent programs at Oberlin College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Ohio. Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Oberlin.

The average amount in student loans that music majors at Oberlin take out is $26,000.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cleveland Institute of Music. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland Institute of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Music majors at Cleveland Institute of Music take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for music students. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that music majors at OHIO Athens take out is $27,000.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, music graduates from Ohio State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Baldwin Wallace University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

Music majors at Baldwin Wallace College take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

With a ranking of #7, Cleveland State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

While working on their degree, music majors at Cleveland State University accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

Full Music at Cleveland State University Report

#9

Capital University

Columbus, OH

Capital University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #9 on the list. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbus.

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

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, music majors at Miami University - Oxford accumulate an average of around $19,754 in student debt.

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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 734
Illinois 1,129
Indiana 660
Wisconsin 359

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

Majors Similar 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 25 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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