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2025 Best Music Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

2 Colleges in Ohio
83 Doctor's Degrees
$36,672 Avg Early-Career Salary
Music is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #22 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 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of music. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 doctor's degrees in music during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for music students working on their doctor's degree.

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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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Music in Ohio

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in music.

Top Ohio Schools for a Doctorate in Music

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It is hard to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in music. UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati.

Doctorate graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn an average of $29,010 for their early career.

More information about a doctorate in music from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in music has to check out Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus.

Music doctor's degree recipients from Ohio State University - Main Campus get an earnings boost of about $7,662 over the average earnings of music graduates.

More information about a doctorate in music from Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best Music Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Illinois 153 62
Michigan 149 85
Indiana 132 49
Wisconsin 108 24

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Music Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Music Performance 51
General Music 13
Music Theory & Composition 7
Conducting 6
Other Music 3
Keyboard Instruments 2
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 6
Arts & Media Management 6
General Visual & Performing Arts 4
Dance 1

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