Ranked #23 in popularity, music is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of music. Combined, these schools handed out 56 doctor's degrees in music to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Music School for Your Doctor's Degree
The music doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future.
As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Music in Illinois ranking.
Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of music students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.
This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked.
In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above.
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Plus, you can view our other rankings for music.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in music. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in music in Illinois.
There were about 38 music students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in music has to take a look at Northwestern University. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in music in Illinois.
There were about 9 music students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
Doctorate students who receive their degree from the music program make around $43,700 in the first couple years of working.
You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Chicago if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in music. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in music in Illinois.
There were roughly 9 music students who graduated with this degree at UChicago 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.
The music doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future.
As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Music in Illinois ranking.
