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College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
CIM is ranked #3,726 out of 5,192 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2026 Best Colleges list.
CIM is also ranked #175 on the Best Colleges in Ohio list.
See all of the rankings for Cleveland Institute of Music.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from CIM with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $53,747 in their early years. This is good news for future CIM graduates since it is 32% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $40,669 per year.