2027 Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Keyboard Instruments programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their keyboard instruments programs.

For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for keyboard instruments students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Best Schools for Keyboard Instruments in the Great Lakes Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall keyboard instruments education in the Great Lakes Region.

Top Schools in Keyboard Instruments

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Keyboard Instruments Degrees Awarded

$28,057 Median Starting Salary

Northwestern University tops our 2027 ranking of the best keyboard instruments schools. Northwestern University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. About 95% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 12 keyboard instruments students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their keyboard instruments degree from Northwestern University earn around $28,057 in the first couple years of their career. Northwestern University graduates carry a median of $18,166 in student loans. Read more about the keyboard instruments program at Northwestern University

2

Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Keyboard Instruments Degrees Awarded

$28,328 Median Starting Salary

Indiana University Bloomington came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best keyboard instruments schools. Indiana University Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington. About 80% of students finish within six years. Indiana University Bloomington awarded about 18 keyboard instruments degrees in the most recent data year. Keyboard Instruments graduates of Indiana University Bloomington earn a median of $28,328 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $20,769 to complete this degree. See the full keyboard instruments program report for Indiana University Bloomington

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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 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.