2024 Best General Music Schools in Illinois
17
Colleges in Illinois
543
General Music Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
general music, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #73 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 17 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general music. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 543 degrees in general music during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great General Music School
Your choice of general music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general music schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Music Rankings by Degree Level
The general music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Music Schools in Illinois.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Best Schools for General Music in Illinois
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general music degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Illinois Schools in General Music
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In IL
Any student pursuing a degree in general music needs to check out Northwestern University. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 general music students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
102
General Music Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a degree in general music. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 102 general music students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
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It is difficult to beat Wheaton College Illinois if you wish to pursue a degree in general music. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wheaton College Illinois is a great college overall.
There were roughly 5 general music students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
17th
Most Popular In IL
Every student pursuing a degree in general music has to look into Roosevelt University. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 38th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 5 general music students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent data year.
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DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 general music students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
52
General Music Degrees Awarded
Illinois State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Normal. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 52 general music students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent data year.
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Illinois Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bloomington. This university ranks 20th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 5 general music students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Wesleyan in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
17th
Most Popular In IL
Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Peoria. A Best Colleges rank of #309 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bradley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 general music students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In IL
46
General Music Degrees Awarded
Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #370 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great college overall.
There were approximately 46 general music students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
17th
Most Popular In IL
Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 general music students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.
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