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2023 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Music Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Of the 146 students majoring in music at IU Bloomington, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Music at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

Out of the 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

About 49% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 51% are male.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

About 50% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in music at U-M, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Out of the 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Of the 70 students majoring in music at BGSU, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 48% are male.

Full Music at Northwestern University Report

#7

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, Roosevelt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 45% are male.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Cleveland Institute of Music landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland Institute of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 55% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at Cleveland Institute of Music Report

#10

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in music at DePaul, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Best Music Colleges by State

Explore the best music colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 734
Ohio 1,138
Illinois 1,129
Indiana 660
Wisconsin 359

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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