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Music Theory and Composition Schools in the Midwest
Schools
59
Listed
Our 2024 ranking review contains 59 schools offering music theory and composition majors in
Illinois
,
Indiana
,
Iowa
,
Kansas
,
Michigan
,
Minnesota
,
Missouri
,
Ohio
, and
Wisconsin
.
Music-Colleges.com team ranks
Northwestern University
(Evanston, IL),
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
, and
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
the best three music theory and composition schools in the Midwest.
See the best 50 music theory and composition colleges in the Midwest below or
narrow your search
by program, state, or city in the Midwest.
Top 50 music theory & composition schools in the Midwest:
1. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, 3 music theory & composition programs
2. University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI, 4 music theory & composition programs
3. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Champaign, IL, 1 music theory & composition program
4. Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH, 3 music theory & composition programs
5. Ohio State University
Columbus, OH, 1 music theory & composition program
6. Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, 4 music theory & composition programs
7. University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH, 4 music theory & composition programs
8. Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH, 3 music theory & composition programs
9. Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI, 2 music theory & composition programs
10. University of Missouri Kansas City
Kansas City, MO, 3 music theory & composition programs
11. Ohio University
Athens, OH, 2 music theory & composition programs
12. Kent State University
Kent, OH, 2 music theory & composition programs
13. Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, 1 music theory & composition program
14. Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH, 4 music theory & composition programs
15. Butler University
Indianapolis, IN, 2 music theory & composition programs
16. Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI, 2 music theory & composition programs
17. Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI, 1 music theory & composition program
18. University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA, 2 music theory & composition programs
19. Webster University
Saint Louis, MO, 2 music theory & composition programs
20. University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN, 2 music theory & composition programs
21. Ball State University
Muncie, IN, 1 music theory & composition program
22. University of Akron
Akron, OH, 2 music theory & composition programs
23. Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH, 2 music theory & composition programs
24. Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI, 1 music theory & composition program
25. Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL, 1 music theory & composition program
26. DePaul University
Chicago, IL, 3 music theory & composition programs
27. Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH, 1 music theory & composition program
28. Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL, 1 music theory & composition program
29. University of Dayton
Dayton, OH, 1 music theory & composition program
30. Capital University
Columbus, OH, 1 music theory & composition program
31. Bradley University
Peoria, IL, 2 music theory & composition programs
32. Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL, 1 music theory & composition program
33. Lawrence University
Appleton, WI, 2 music theory & composition programs
34. Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL, 2 music theory & composition programs
35. Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN, 1 music theory & composition program
36. Wichita State University
Wichita, KS, 2 music theory & composition programs
37. Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL, 1 music theory & composition program
38. Augustana College
Rock Island, IL, 1 music theory & composition program
39. William Jewell College
Liberty, MO, 1 music theory & composition program
40. DePauw University
Greencastle, IN, 1 music theory & composition program
41. Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN, 1 music theory & composition program
42. Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH, 1 music theory & composition program
43. St Olaf College
Northfield, MN, 1 music theory & composition program
44. Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL, 1 music theory & composition program
45. Indiana Wesleyan University Marion
Marion, IN, 2 music theory & composition programs
46. University of Northwestern St Paul
Saint Paul, MN, 1 music theory & composition program
47. Madonna University
Livonia, MI, 1 music theory & composition program
48. Taylor University
Upland, IN, 1 music theory & composition program
49. Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA, 1 music theory & composition program
50. College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO, 1 music theory & composition program
Music theory & composition schools in the Midwest by state:
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Ohio
Wisconsin
Music theory & composition schools in other regions:
Northeast
: 43 schools
Northwest
: 18 schools
South
: 59 schools
Southeast
: 34 schools
West
: 46 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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