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2024 Best General Music Schools in Indiana

10 Colleges in Indiana
167 General Music Degrees Awarded
General Music is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #73 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for general music students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 167 degrees in general music to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Music School

Best General Music Schools in Indiana The general music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Music rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Music Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in General Music
Master's Degrees in General Music
Doctor's Degrees in General Music

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Music Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Music in Indiana

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general music degree levels they offer.

10 Top Indiana Schools in General Music

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
19.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Notre Dame is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general music. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 general music students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In IN

Indiana University - Bloomington is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general music. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 general music students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

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DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IN

DePauw University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general music. DePauw is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Greencastle. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePauw is a great university overall.

There were about 6 general music students who graduated with this degree at DePauw in the most recent year we have data available.

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Taylor University
Upland, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In IN
50.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Taylor University if you wish to pursue a degree in general music. Taylor U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Upland. This university ranks 21st out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 4 general music students who graduated with this degree at Taylor U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
25.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 27 general music students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IN
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Valpo is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Valparaiso. This university ranks 16th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 6 general music students who graduated with this degree at Valpo in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In IN
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Evansville, UE is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #732 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UE is a great university overall.

There were about 4 general music students who graduated with this degree at UE in the most recent year we have data available.

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
10.7% Growth in Graduates

Indiana State is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Terre Haute. This university ranks 23rd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 28 general music students who graduated with this degree at Indiana State in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In IN

UIndy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 18th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 4 general music students who graduated with this degree at UIndy in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN
90.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 30th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 10 general music students who graduated with this degree at PFW in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general music from Purdue University Fort Wayne

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
Ohio 939 242
Michigan 915 207
Illinois 870 534
Wisconsin 672 230

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General Music is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music Performance 354
Other Music 40
Stringed Instruments 28
Music Technology 19
Music Theory & Composition 13
Voice Performance 11
Keyboard Instruments 10
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 9
Jazz Studies 7
Music Pedagogy 5

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