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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Music Performance is the 116th most popular major in the country with 7,281 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,574 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 829 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 87 colleges that offered a degree in music performance. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their music performance program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree music performance students.
Out of the 87 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland Institute of Music landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Music Performance at Cleveland Institute of Music
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lawrence University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region. Lawrence U is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Lawrence University Music Performance Report
Out of the 87 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oberlin College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Oberlin, Ohio, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millikin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Millikin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decatur, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Millikin Music Performance Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maranatha Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region. MBU is located in Watertown, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at MBU
DePauw University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Greencastle, Indiana, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Music Performance at DePauw University
Central State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wilberforce, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at Central State University
Wheaton College Illinois came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wheaton, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music performance degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Wheaton College Illinois Music Performance Report
Baldwin Wallace University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berea, Ohio. It awarded 15 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Baldwin Wallace College Music Performance Report
Rochester University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. RU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at Rochester University
Western Illinois University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 19 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Western Illinois University Music Performance Report
Notre Dame College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. NDC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 4 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at NDC
With a ranking of #13, Judson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Judson University is a small school located in Elgin, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Judson
Bethel University - Mishawaka did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Bethel University is a small school located in Mishawaka, Indiana that handed out 0 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Bethel University - Mishawaka
Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 117 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full IU Bloomington Music Performance Report
Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Northern Illinois University Music Performance Report
With a ranking of #18, Andrews University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Music Performance at Andrews University
Indiana Wesleyan University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full IWU Music Performance Report
Ohio Northern University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. ONU is located in Ada, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Performance at Ohio Northern University
Viterbo University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Viterbo Music Performance Report
Butler University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. Butler is a medium-sized school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #23, Adrian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Adrian
Indiana University - South Bend landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - South Bend is a small school located in South Bend, Indiana that handed out 2 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University - South Bend Music Performance Report
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Performance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Performance at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
