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Music Performance Schools in the Midwest
Schools
171
Listed
Our 2024 ranking review contains 171 schools offering music performance majors in
Illinois
,
Indiana
,
Iowa
,
Kansas
,
Michigan
,
Minnesota
,
Missouri
,
Nebraska
,
North Dakota
,
Ohio
,
South Dakota
, and
Wisconsin
.
We rank
Northwestern University
(Evanston, IL),
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
, and
University of Wisconsin Madison
the best three music performance schools in the Midwest.
See the best 50 music performance schools and colleges in the Midwest below or
narrow your search
by program, state, or city in the Midwest.
Top 50 music performance schools in the Midwest:
1. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, 14 music performance programs
2. University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI, 6 music performance programs
3. University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, WI, 3 music performance programs
4. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Champaign, IL, 1 music performance program
5. Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH, 4 music performance programs
6. Ohio State University
Columbus, OH, 1 music performance program
7. Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN, 7 music performance programs
8. Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, 6 music performance programs
9. University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH, 8 music performance programs
10. University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA, 1 music performance program
11. Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI, 7 music performance programs
12. Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH, 3 music performance programs
13. University of Missouri Kansas City
Kansas City, MO, 5 music performance programs
14. Ohio University
Athens, OH, 6 music performance programs
15. Kent State University
Kent, OH, 3 music performance programs
16. Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH, 5 music performance programs
17. Drake University
Des Moines, IA, 1 music performance program
18. Miami University Oxford
Oxford, OH, 3 music performance programs
19. Butler University
Indianapolis, IN, 4 music performance programs
20. Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI, 8 music performance programs
21. Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI, 4 music performance programs
22. University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA, 3 music performance programs
23. Illinois State University
Normal, IL, 2 music performance programs
24. Webster University
Saint Louis, MO, 4 music performance programs
25. Ball State University
Muncie, IN, 1 music performance program
26. Missouri State University Springfield
Springfield, MO, 3 music performance programs
27. University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN, 1 music performance program
28. University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD, 2 music performance programs
29. University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND, 2 music performance programs
30. University of Michigan Flint
Flint, MI, 1 music performance program
31. University of Akron
Akron, OH, 6 music performance programs
32. Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH, 3 music performance programs
33. Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI, 3 music performance programs
34. University of Nebraska
Omaha, NE, 1 music performance program
35. Truman State University
Kirksville, MO, 1 music performance program
36. Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL, 4 music performance programs
37. Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL, 1 music performance program
38. Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL, 2 music performance programs
39. University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MN, 1 music performance program
40. DePaul University
Chicago, IL, 3 music performance programs
41. Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL, 1 music performance program
42. University of Dayton
Dayton, OH, 1 music performance program
43. Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH, 1 music performance program
44. Capital University
Columbus, OH, 2 music performance programs
45. University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL, 1 music performance program
46. Bradley University
Peoria, IL, 1 music performance program
47. Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL, 3 music performance programs
48. Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI, 2 music performance programs
49. Anderson University Indiana
Anderson, IN, 2 music performance programs
50. Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, MN, 1 music performance program
Music performance schools in the Midwest by state:
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Music performance schools in other regions:
Northeast
: 102 schools
Northwest
: 29 schools
South
: 209 schools
Southeast
: 150 schools
West
: 94 schools
Popular music school cities in the Midwest:
in
Illinois
:
Bloomington
: 1 school
Champaign
: 2 schools
Charleston
: 1 school
Chicago
: 13 schools
Decatur
: 1 school
Dekalb
: 1 school
Elmhurst
: 1 school
Evanston
: 1 school
Macomb
: 1 school
Normal
: 1 school
Peoria
: 1 school
Wheaton
: 1 school
in
Indiana
:
Anderson
: 1 school
Bloomington
: 1 school
Fort Wayne
: 2 schools
Indianapolis
: 4 schools
Marion
: 1 school
Muncie
: 1 school
Saint Mary Of The Woods
: 1 school
Terre Haute
: 1 school
in
Iowa
:
Cedar Falls
: 1 school
Decorah
: 1 school
Des Moines
: 2 schools
Iowa City
: 1 school
Waverly
: 1 school
in
Kansas
:
Lawrence
: 1 school
Manhattan
: 1 school
Wichita
: 2 schools
in
Michigan
:
Allendale
: 1 school
Ann Arbor
: 2 schools
Detroit
: 1 school
East Lansing
: 1 school
Grand Rapids
: 4 schools
Kalamazoo
: 2 schools
Mount Pleasant
: 1 school
Rochester Hills
: 2 schools
Ypsilanti
: 1 school
in
Minnesota
:
Duluth
: 2 schools
Mankato
: 2 schools
Minneapolis
: 3 schools
Moorhead
: 2 schools
Northfield
: 2 schools
Saint Paul
: 8 schools
in
Missouri
:
Cape Girardeau
: 1 school
Columbia
: 3 schools
Kansas City
: 3 schools
Kirksville
: 1 school
Saint Louis
: 6 schools
Springfield
: 3 schools
Warrensburg
: 1 school
in
Nebraska
:
Lincoln
: 3 schools
Omaha
: 2 schools
in
North Dakota
:
Fargo
: 1 school
in
Ohio
:
Akron
: 1 school
Athens
: 1 school
Berea
: 1 school
Bowling Green
: 1 school
Cincinnati
: 4 schools
Cleveland
: 4 schools
Columbus
: 2 schools
Dayton
: 4 schools
Kent
: 1 school
Oberlin
: 1 school
Oxford
: 1 school
Youngstown
: 1 school
in
South Dakota
:
Aberdeen
: 1 school
Vermillion
: 1 school
in
Wisconsin
:
Appleton
: 1 school
Eau Claire
: 1 school
Kenosha
: 2 schools
La Crosse
: 2 schools
Madison
: 2 schools
Milwaukee
: 4 schools
Stevens Point
: 1 school
Whitewater
: 1 school
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