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2025 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

3 Colleges in Wisconsin
117 Master's Degrees
$29,817 Avg Early-Career Salary
Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #36 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 117 master's degrees in music during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music School for Your Master's Degree

Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin The music master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality music program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 master's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music in Wisconsin

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for music students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Wisconsin Schools for a Master's in Music

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University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in music. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn around $31,552 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in music from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Carthage College
Kenosha, WI
34 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in music has to check out Carthage College. Located in the small city of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in music from Carthage College

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in music. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the music program state that they receive average early career wages of $28,081.

More information about a master’s in music from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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 221 323
Michigan 211 206
Ohio 207 360
Indiana 191 188

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Music is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Music Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Music 51
Music Pedagogy 34
Music Performance 31
Other Music 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 43
Arts & Media Management 18
Dance 12
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 10
Design & Applied Arts 3

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