Music Performance is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their music performance programs.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best music performance schools.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall music performance education in Indiana.
Butler University tops our 2027 ranking of the best music performance schools. Butler University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis. Butler University graduates 79% of students within six years. Butler University awarded about 10 music performance degrees in the most recent data year. Music Performance graduates of Butler University earn a median of $68,222 early in their careers. Butler University graduates carry a median of $24,170 in student loans.
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A rank of #2 makes Indiana University Bloomington one of the top schools for music performance. Indiana University Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington. Roughly 80% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 310 music performance degrees were awarded at Indiana University Bloomington in the most recent year. Students who receive their music performance degree from Indiana University Bloomington earn around $28,328 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $20,769 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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.
