A degree in other music is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #407 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of other music. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 degrees in other music annually.
The other music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Music rankings. For our Best Overall Other Music 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.
The other music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Music Schools in Illinois.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the other music degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat DePaul University if you wish to pursue a degree in other music. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 other music students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
Wheaton College Illinois is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in other music. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Wheaton. This college ranks 13th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 10 other music students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent year we have data available.
Columbia College Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in other music. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 9th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 15 other music students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
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).
The other music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Music rankings. For our Best Overall Other Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
