2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Music in Illinois

If you pursue a doctor's degree in general music, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #40 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for general music students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 doctor's degrees in general music during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Music School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in general music matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Music in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for general music, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general music.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Music in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general music.

Most Well Attended Schools for General Music Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

37 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general music. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in general music in Illinois.

There were roughly 37 general music students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general music from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Chicago if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general music. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in general music in Illinois.

There were approximately 9 general music individuals who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general music from University of Chicago

3

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general music. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in general music in Illinois.

There were approximately 1 general music individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in general music from Northwestern University

Best General Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Music Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	248	24
Indiana	199	14
Wisconsin	156	0

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General Music Related Rankings by Major

General Music is one of 16 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Keyboard Instruments	3
Stringed Instruments	3
Conducting	2
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	1

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.