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2025 Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Great Lakes Region

11 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
74 Keyboard Instruments Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in keyboard instruments, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #590 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for keyboard instruments students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 74 degrees in keyboard instruments annually.

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Choosing a Great Keyboard Instruments School

Best Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Great Lakes Region The keyboard instruments program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Keyboard Instruments rankings. For our Best Overall Keyboard Instruments School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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 Keyboard Instruments Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Keyboard Instruments
Master's Degrees in Keyboard Instruments
Doctor's Degrees in Keyboard Instruments

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 Keyboard Instruments Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Keyboard Instruments 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 keyboard instruments degree levels they offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Keyboard Instruments

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in keyboard instruments needs to take a look at Northwestern University. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 keyboard instruments students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a good decision for students interested in a degree in keyboard instruments. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 keyboard instruments students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Michigan State University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in keyboard instruments. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 keyboard instruments students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
36.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in keyboard instruments needs to check out University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 keyboard instruments students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI

WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo. This university ranks 4th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 1 keyboard instruments students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In OH

Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were about 1 keyboard instruments students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.

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Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 10th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 1 keyboard instruments students who graduated with this degree at Butler in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL

Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 24th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 6 keyboard instruments students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent data year.

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Capital University
Columbus, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

Capital is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Columbus. This university ranks 50th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 1 keyboard instruments students who graduated with this degree at Capital in the most recent year we have data available.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 3 keyboard instruments students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Keyboard Instruments Colleges by State

Explore the best keyboard instruments colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 21
Michigan 915 16
Illinois 870 17
Indiana 737 2

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One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Keyboard Instruments has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Keyboard Instruments

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music Performance 1,574
General Music 1,283
Music Theory & Composition 163
Other Music 148
Music Technology 133
Music Pedagogy 131
Voice Performance 95
Jazz Studies 69
Stringed Instruments 63
Conducting 53

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