2024 Best General Music Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

If you pursue a master's degree in general music, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #90 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Music Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 master's degrees in general music during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general music students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general music students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general music related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Music Schools

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

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Music in Michigan

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

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in General Music

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general music has to check out Eastern Michigan University. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.More information about a master’s in general music from Eastern Michigan University

1

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Western Michigan University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general music. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general music from Western Michigan University

2

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Wayne State University is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in general music. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the large city of Detroit.More information about a master’s in general music from Wayne State University

Best General Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	162
Ohio	494	34
Indiana	375	19
Wisconsin	317	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Music

One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, General Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to General Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	113
Music Theory & Composition	23
Conducting	19
Music Pedagogy	14
Keyboard Instruments	10
Jazz Studies	8
Stringed Instruments	6
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	1
Other Music	1

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.