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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Wisconsin

26 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Music Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the most popular school in Wisconsin for music students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Music at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#2

Lawrence University

Appleton, WI

The excellent programs at Lawrence University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Wisconsin. Located in the small city of Appleton, Lawrence U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Music majors at Lawrence U take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 26 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public college with a large student population.

Music majors at UW - Eau Claire take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Music at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for music students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, music majors at UWM accumulate an average of around $28,065 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a great place for music students. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

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

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#6

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

Carthage College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Full Music at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Report

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #8 on the list. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

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University of Wisconsin - Platteville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Parkside landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, UW - Parkside is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Colleges 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

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 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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