2024 Best Music Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

a bachelor's degree in music therapy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #360 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of music therapy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in music therapy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on music therapy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other music therapy students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized music therapy related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for music therapy students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Music Therapy Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Therapy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Music Therapy in Michigan

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in music therapy.

Top Michigan Schools for a Bachelor's in Music Therapy

1

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Western Michigan University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in music therapy. WMU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo.More information about a bachelor’s in music therapy from Western Michigan University

2

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in music therapy needs to take a look at Eastern Michigan University. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music therapy from Eastern Michigan University

Best Music Therapy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Music Therapy Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	612	29
Indiana	535	26
Wisconsin	435	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Music Therapy

Music Therapy is one of 16 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy	109
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	106
Rehabilitation Science	57
Physical Therapy/Therapist	17

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver. More about our data sources and methodologies.