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2025 Best Music Performance Schools in Ohio

11 Colleges in Ohio
549 Music Performance Degrees Awarded
Music Performance is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #116 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 11 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music performance. Combined, these schools handed out 549 degrees in music performance to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music Performance School

Best Music Performance Schools in Ohio The music performance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Performance rankings. For our Best Overall Music Performance 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.

Music Performance Rankings by Degree Level

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

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 Music Performance Schools in Ohio list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Music Performance in Ohio

The schools below may not offer all types of music performance degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Ohio Schools in Music Performance

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
154 Music Performance Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in music performance needs to look into University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very 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 154 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH
95 Music Performance Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Oberlin College if you want to pursue a degree in music performance. Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Oberlin. This college ranks 17th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 95 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Oberlin in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In OH

Any student who is interested in music performance has to look into Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In OH
7.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in music performance has to take a look at Ohio University - Athens Campus. 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 roughly 28 music performance students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
47 Music Performance Degrees Awarded

Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 47 music performance students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In OH
46.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #250 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Kent State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
95 Music Performance Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland Institute of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were approximately 95 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Cleveland Institute of Music in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In OH

Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 15 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Baldwin Wallace College in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In OH

Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #134 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were about 23 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In OH
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 18 music performance students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent data year.

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Best Music Performance Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 915 304
Illinois 870 272
Indiana 737 350
Wisconsin 672 108

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

Majors Similar to Music Performance

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 238
Music Theory & Composition 75
Music Pedagogy 75
Other Music 57
Music Technology 32
Keyboard Instruments 22
Jazz Studies 21
Conducting 19
Voice Performance 18
Music History 13

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