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Best Schools for Other Music in the Great Lakes Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other music degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Other Music
No school ranked higher than Indiana University Bloomington this year for other music. Located in the city of Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington is a very large public university. About 80% of students finish within six years. Indiana University Bloomington awarded about 29 other music degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the other music program make about $28,328 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $20,769 to complete this degree.
See the full other music program report for Indiana University Bloomington
A rank of #2 makes Ball State University one of the top schools for other music. Ball State University is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie. Ball State University graduates 62% of students within six years. Ball State University awarded about 17 other music degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, other music degree recipients from Ball State University generally make around $47,863. Ball State University graduates carry a median of $24,518 in student loans.
Read more about the other music program at Ball State University
A rank of #3 makes Capital University one of the top schools for other music. Set in the suburb of Columbus, Capital University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Capital University graduates 60% of students within six years. Capital University awarded about 32 other music degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the other music program make about $33,143 in their early career. Capital University graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
More information about a degree in other music from Capital University
Students looking for a strong other music program will find one at Columbia College Chicago, which ranked #4. Columbia College Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. The six-year graduation rate is 52%. About 25 other music degrees were awarded at Columbia College Chicago in the most recent year. Other Music graduates of Columbia College Chicago earn a median of $19,943 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $27,000.
More information about a degree in other music from Columbia College Chicago
A rank of #5 makes Oberlin College one of the top schools for other music. Set in the town of Oberlin, Oberlin College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Oberlin College graduates 81% of students within six years. About 17 other music degrees were awarded at Oberlin College in the most recent year. Students who receive their other music degree from Oberlin College earn around $17,141 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $26,200.
More information about a degree in other music from Oberlin College
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 30 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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