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2025 Best General Music Schools in Indiana

8 Colleges in Indiana
157 General Music Degrees Awarded
General Music is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #73 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general music. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 157 degrees in general music annually.

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Choosing a Great General Music School

Best General Music Schools in Indiana The general music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Music rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Music Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in General Music
Master's Degrees in General Music
Doctor's Degrees in General Music

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Music Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Music in Indiana

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general music degree levels they offer.

Top Indiana Schools in General Music

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN

University of Notre Dame is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general music. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were about 8 general music students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In IN
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Indiana University - Bloomington is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general music. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were about 7 general music students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

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Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IN

It is difficult to beat Butler University if you want to pursue a degree in general music. Butler is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #377 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Butler is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 general music students who graduated with this degree at Butler in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
35 General Music Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Ball State University if you wish to pursue a degree in general music. Ball State is a very large public university located in the small city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #181 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 35 general music students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.

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DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IN

DePauw is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Greencastle. This university ranks 11th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 5 general music students who graduated with this degree at DePauw in the most recent data year.

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN

Indiana State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Terre Haute. This university ranks 23rd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 24 general music students who graduated with this degree at Indiana State in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 29th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 15 general music students who graduated with this degree at PFW in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IN

Located in the suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 3 general music students who graduated with this degree at Indiana University - Southeast in the most recent data year.

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Best General Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 242
Michigan 915 207
Illinois 870 534
Wisconsin 672 230

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General Music is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music Performance 338
Other Music 35
Music Technology 27
Keyboard Instruments 19
Stringed Instruments 19
Music Theory & Composition 8
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 7
Voice Performance 5
Music Pedagogy 5
Brass Instruments 5

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