2025 Best Music Therapy Schools in the Great Lakes Region
6Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
146Music Therapy Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in music therapy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #519 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Therapy Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 146 degrees in music therapy to qualified students.
Your choice of music therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Music Therapy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Therapy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Music Therapy in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the music therapy degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in music therapy has to take a look at Western Michigan University. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Eastern Michigan University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music therapy. Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 15th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 8 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a degree in music therapy. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.
There were about 1 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.
Indiana Wesleyan University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music therapy. Located in the town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #555 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent data year.
UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 15th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 4 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at UIndy in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 54th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 11 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at Cleveland State University in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of music therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Music Therapy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
