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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,335 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,635 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 587 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in music performance. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in music performance.
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The music performance 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree music performance students.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland Institute of Music landed the #1 spot on the list. Cleveland Institute of Music is a small school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 38 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Cleveland Institute of Music Music Performance Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 139 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on Music Performance at IU Bloomington
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 43 degrees to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music Performance at BGSU
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 112 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UC Music Performance Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Butler University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region. Butler University is a medium-sized school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 10 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Butler Music Performance Report
DePaul University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 28 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at DePaul
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Music Performance at U-M
Northwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 29 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Northwestern University
With a ranking of #9, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 8 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music Performance at Youngstown State University
Michigan State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Michigan State University
With a ranking of #11, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Music Performance at Miami University - Oxford
Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Full WMU Music Performance Report
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 6 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Music Performance Report
Oberlin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Oberlin, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Music Performance at Oberlin
Central Michigan University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s music performance students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Central Michigan University
Andrews University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Music Performance at Andrews
Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 12 masters’s music performance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full OHIO Athens Music Performance Report
Kent State University at Kent came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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Indiana University - South Bend came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - South Bend is a public institution located in South Bend, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music Performance at Indiana University - South Bend
University of Toledo came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music Performance at University of Toledo
With a ranking of #21, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Music Performance Report
Eastern Michigan University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music performance degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music Performance at Eastern Michigan
Indiana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Indiana State University is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
Full Indiana State University Music Performance Report
Roosevelt University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Roosevelt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Roosevelt Music Performance Report
Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
Full NIU Music Performance Report
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