Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #43 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Schools in Michigan ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 699 degrees in music to qualified students.
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Your choice of music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student who is interested in music has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 185 music students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program report average early career earnings of $20,262.
Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 165 music students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Music degree recipients from Michigan State University earn a boost of about $11,351 over the typical income of music majors.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
It is hard to beat Western Michigan University if you want to pursue a degree in music. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 92 music students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, music degree recipients typically make about $26,563 at the beginning of their careers.
Oakland University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in music. Oakland is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills. This university ranks 10th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 22 music students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the fringe town of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 24 music students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the music degree program at Grand Valley State University get $5,292 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Central Michigan is a large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. This university ranks 6th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 26 music students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, music degree recipients typically make about $24,911 at the beginning of their careers.
Wayne State is a very large public university located in the large city of Detroit. This university ranks 9th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 53 music students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available. Music degree recipients from Wayne State University get an earnings boost of approximately $3,321 over the typical income of music graduates.
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.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Your choice of music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
