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2024 Best Music Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

10 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
119 Music Technology Degrees Awarded
A degree in music technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #334 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 119 degrees in music technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music Technology School

Best Music Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of music technology 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 music technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

Music Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Music Technology
Bachelor's Degrees in Music Technology
Master's Degrees in Music Technology

The music technology 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 Music Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region. 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 Music Technology in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of music technology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Music Technology

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI

Every student who is interested in music technology has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 music technology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music technology from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
35.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Oberlin College if you wish to pursue a degree in music technology. Located in the town of Oberlin, Oberlin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Oberlin is a great college overall.

There were roughly 17 music technology students who graduated with this degree at Oberlin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music technology from Oberlin College

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Western Michigan University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music technology. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were about 13 music technology students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music technology from Western Michigan University

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

It is hard to beat Oakland University if you wish to pursue a degree in music technology. Oakland is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills. This university ranks 11th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.More information about a degree in music technology from Oakland University

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Kent State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Kent. This university ranks 14th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.More information about a degree in music technology from Kent State University at Kent

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #370 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great college overall.

There were about 8 music technology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music technology from Columbia College Chicago

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 music technology students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music technology from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN

University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Wayne. This university ranks 20th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 4 music technology students who graduated with this degree at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music technology from University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of North Canton, Kent State University at Stark is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 9 music technology students who graduated with this degree at Kent State University at Stark in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music technology from Kent State University at Stark

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Owens Community College
Perrysburg, OH
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH

Owens State Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Perrysburg. This college ranks 58th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 2 music technology students who graduated with this degree at Owens State Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music technology from Owens Community College

Best Music Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best music technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 27
Michigan 915 17
Illinois 870 28
Indiana 737 16
Wisconsin 672 0

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One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Music Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music Performance 1,635
General Music 1,398
Music Theory & Composition 167
Other Music 149
Music Pedagogy 122
Voice Performance 114
Jazz Studies 85
Stringed Instruments 82
Keyboard Instruments 65
Conducting 56

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