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Music Schools in Illinois - 2024 Ranking

Schools
66
In IL
Illinois Music Schools66 Illinois music colleges offer certificates, associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in music conducting, music management and merchandising, and music and 9 other majors.

The best music programs in Illinois are offered by Northwestern University. This music college has an excellent quality programs - five-star rating for curriculum and four-star rating for teaching.

See the top 50 music colleges in Illinois ranking below or narrow your search by program, desired diploma, or city in Illinois.

Top 50 music schools in Illinois:

Northwestern University - Music School Ranking
1. Northwestern University

Located in Evanston, 41 music programs

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign - Music School Ranking
2. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Located in Champaign, 14 music programs

University of Chicago - Music School Ranking
3. University of Chicago

Located in Chicago, 4 music programs

Illinois State University - Music School Ranking
4. Illinois State University

Located in Normal, 7 music programs

VanderCook College of Music - Music School Ranking
5. VanderCook College of Music

Located in Chicago, 2 music programs

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - Music School Ranking
6. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Located in Edwardsville, 3 music programs

Northern Illinois University - Music School Ranking
7. Northern Illinois University

Located in Dekalb, 6 music programs

Western Illinois University - Music School Ranking
8. Western Illinois University

Located in Macomb, 3 music programs

Columbia College Chicago - Music School Ranking
9. Columbia College Chicago

Located in Chicago, 13 music programs

DePaul University - Music School Ranking
10. DePaul University

Located in Chicago, 16 music programs

Wheaton College - Music School Ranking
11. Wheaton College

Located in Wheaton, 9 music programs

Bradley University - Music School Ranking
12. Bradley University

Located in Peoria, 6 music programs

University of Illinois Chicago - Music School Ranking
13. University of Illinois Chicago

Located in Chicago, 4 music programs

Loyola University Chicago - Music School Ranking
14. Loyola University Chicago

Located in Chicago, 2 music programs

Illinois Wesleyan University - Music School Ranking
15. Illinois Wesleyan University

Located in Bloomington, 7 music programs

School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Music School Ranking
16. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Located in Chicago, 1 music program

Roosevelt University - Music School Ranking
17. Roosevelt University

Located in Chicago, 19 music programs

North Central College - Music School Ranking
18. North Central College

Located in Naperville, 6 music programs

Eastern Illinois University - Music School Ranking
19. Eastern Illinois University

Located in Charleston, 2 music programs

Southern Illinois University Carbondale - Music School Ranking
20. Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Located in Carbondale, 3 music programs

Lewis University - Music School Ranking
21. Lewis University

Located in Romeoville, 2 music programs

Augustana College - Music School Ranking
22. Augustana College

Located in Rock Island, 7 music programs

Olivet Nazarene University - Music School Ranking
23. Olivet Nazarene University

Located in Bourbonnais, 6 music programs

North Park University - Music School Ranking
24. North Park University

Located in Chicago, 4 music programs

Lake Forest College - Music School Ranking
25. Lake Forest College

Located in Lake Forest, 3 music programs

Judson University - Music School Ranking
26. Judson University

Located in Elgin, 3 music programs

Chicago State University - Music School Ranking
27. Chicago State University

Located in Chicago, 2 music programs

Aurora University - Music School Ranking
28. Aurora University

Located in Aurora, 2 music programs

Millikin University - Music School Ranking
29. Millikin University

Located in Decatur, 5 music programs

Principia College - Music School Ranking
30. Principia College

Located in Elsah, 2 music programs

Elmhurst University - Music School Ranking
31. Elmhurst University

Located in Elmhurst, 9 music programs

Northeastern Illinois University - Music School Ranking
32. Northeastern Illinois University

Located in Chicago, 3 music programs

University of St Francis - Music School Ranking
33. University of St Francis

Located in Joliet, 3 music programs

Dominican University - Music School Ranking
34. Dominican University

Located in River Forest, 1 music program

McKendree University - Music School Ranking
35. McKendree University

Located in Lebanon, 4 music programs

Trinity Christian College - Music School Ranking
36. Trinity Christian College

Located in Palos Heights, 4 music programs

Benedictine University - Music School Ranking
37. Benedictine University

Located in Lisle, 3 music programs

Trinity International University Illinois - Music School Ranking
38. Trinity International University Illinois

Located in Deerfield, 4 music programs

Saint Xavier University - Music School Ranking
39. Saint Xavier University

Located in Chicago, 5 music programs

Rockford University - Music School Ranking
40. Rockford University

Located in Rockford, 4 music programs

Illinois College - Music School Ranking
41. Illinois College

Located in Jacksonville, 1 music program

Greenville University - Music School Ranking
42. Greenville University

Located in Greenville, 2 music programs

Knox College - Music School Ranking
43. Knox College

Located in Galesburg, 1 music program

Monmouth College - Music School Ranking
44. Monmouth College

Located in Monmouth, 3 music programs

Concordia University Chicago - Music School Ranking
45. Concordia University Chicago

Located in River Forest, 4 music programs

Elgin Community College - Music School Ranking
46. Elgin Community College

Located in Elgin, 1 music program

Quincy University - Music School Ranking
47. Quincy University

Located in Quincy, 3 music programs

Blackburn College - Music School Ranking
48. Blackburn College

Located in Carlinville, 3 music programs

Eureka College - Music School Ranking
49. Eureka College

Located in Eureka, 1 music program

William Rainey Harper College - Music School Ranking
50. William Rainey Harper College

Located in Palatine, 1 music program

Illinois music schools by program:

General Music: 64 schools
Music History and Literature: 12 schools
Music Performance: 25 schools
Music Theory and Composition: 11 schools
Piano and Organ: 4 schools
Stringed Instruments: 2 schools
Voice and Opera: 7 schools
Jazz Studies: 6 schools
Music Conducting: 1 school
Music Therapy: 1 school
Music Pedagogy: 30 schools
Music Management and Merchandising: 13 schools

Illinois music schools by diploma:

Certificates: 8 schools
Associate's Degrees: 18 schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 47 schools
Master's Degrees: 20 schools
Doctoral Degrees: 3 schools

Illinois music schools by city:

Aurora: 1 school
Belleville: 1 school
Bloomington: 1 school
Bourbonnais: 1 school
Carbondale: 1 school
Carlinville: 1 school
Carterville: 1 school
Centralia: 1 school
Champaign: 2 schools
Charleston: 1 school
Chicago: 13 schools
Crystal Lake: 1 school
Decatur: 1 school
Deerfield: 1 school
Dekalb: 1 school
Des Plaines: 1 school
Edwardsville: 1 school
Elgin: 2 schools
Elmhurst: 1 school
Elsah: 1 school
Eureka: 1 school
Evanston: 1 school
Galesburg: 1 school
Glen Ellyn: 1 school
Godfrey: 1 school
Grayslake: 1 school
Greenville: 1 school
Ina: 1 school
Jacksonville: 1 school
Joliet: 1 school
Lake Forest: 1 school
Lebanon: 1 school
Lisle: 1 school
Macomb: 1 school
Monmouth: 1 school
Naperville: 1 school
Normal: 1 school
Palatine: 1 school
Palos Heights: 1 school
Palos Hills: 1 school
Peoria: 1 school
Quincy: 2 schools
River Forest: 2 schools
Rock Island: 1 school
Rockford: 1 school
Romeoville: 1 school
South Holland: 1 school
Springfield: 1 school
Sugar Grove: 1 school
Wheaton: 1 school
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