2025 Best Music Schools in Wisconsin
10
Colleges in Wisconsin
394
Music Degrees Awarded
$29,590
Avg Early-Career Salary
Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #43 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 394 degrees in music to qualified students.
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Featured Music Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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Choosing a Great Music School
The music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music rankings. We derive our Best Overall Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Music Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
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Featured Music Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Learn More
Best Schools for Music in Wisconsin
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Wisconsin Schools in Music
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In WI
57
Music Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Lawrence University if you want to pursue a degree in music. Located in the city of Appleton, Lawrence U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 57 music students who graduated with this degree at Lawrence U in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
77
Music Degrees Awarded
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in music. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 77 music students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
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Masters
Degree Type
MBA in Music Business
Program Name
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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Any student who is interested in music needs to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. UW - Eau Claire is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Eau Claire. A Best Colleges rank of #456 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Eau Claire is a great university overall.
There were roughly 54 music students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the music degree program at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire earn $14,174 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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Carthage College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Kenosha. This college ranks 37th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 27 music students who graduated with this degree at Carthage in the most recent data year. After graduation, music degree recipients usually make around $24,273 at the beginning of their careers.
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Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #400 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Whitewater is a great university overall.
There were about 43 music students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the music program earn an average of $31,134 in the first couple years of their career.
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UW - La Crosse is a large public university located in the city of La Crosse. A Best Colleges rank of #380 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 music students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent year we have data available.
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UWM is a very large public university located in the large city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #673 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UWM is a great university overall.
There were roughly 34 music students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year. After graduation, music degree recipients generally earn around $26,875 in their early careers.
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UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Stevens Point. This university ranks 35th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 17 music students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In WI
UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public university located in the city of Oshkosh. This university ranks 34th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 13 music students who graduated with this degree at UW Oshkosh in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In WI
UW - Parkside is a small public university located in the rural area of Kenosha. This university ranks 43rd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 5 music students who graduated with this degree at UW - Parkside in the most recent data year.
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