by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic draws students to programs nationwide. The schools below award the most music degrees of any in Ohio.
College Factual ranked the 41 music schools in Ohio by the number of degrees they award each year.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for music majors in Ohio, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
The most popular school in the country for music students is University Of Cincinnati Main Campus. Located in the city of Cincinnati, University Of Cincinnati Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 224 students earned a degree in music from this school. Get the full music details for University Of Cincinnati Main Campus
A rank of #2 makes Oberlin College one of the most popular schools for music. Located in the town of Oberlin, Oberlin College is a private not-for-profit university. Oberlin College graduated around 140 music students in the most recent data year. Get the full music details for Oberlin College
Cleveland Institute Of Music came in at #3 on our list of the most popular music schools. Cleveland Institute Of Music is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland. Cleveland Institute Of Music graduated around 129 music students in the most recent data year. Read the full music report for Cleveland Institute Of Music
Bowling Green State University Main Campus came in at #4 on our list of the most popular music schools. Bowling Green State University Main Campus is a public school located in the town of Bowling Green. This school awarded about 91 music degrees in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Bowling Green State University Main Campus
A rank of #5 makes Ohio University Main Campus one of the most popular schools for music. Set in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public institution. Ohio University Main Campus graduated around 74 music students in the most recent data year. Get the full music details for Ohio University Main Campus
Ohio State University Main Campus placed #6 for music by yearly graduations. Ohio State University Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Columbus. Ohio State University Main Campus graduated around 52 music students in the most recent data year. Read the full music report for Ohio State University Main Campus
Capital University ranked #7 on our list of the most popular music schools. Capital University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Columbus. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 43 students earned a degree in music from this school. See more about music at Capital University
Baldwin Wallace College placed #8 for music by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit university. Baldwin Wallace College graduated around 39 music students in the most recent data year. Get the full music details for Baldwin Wallace College
Kent State University At Kent comes in at #9 for music this year. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State University At Kent is a public university. Kent State University At Kent graduated around 34 music students in the most recent data year. Read the full music report for Kent State University At Kent
Miami University Oxford comes in at #10 for music this year. Set in the town of Oxford, Miami University Oxford is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 33 students earned a degree in music from this school. Get the full music details for Miami University Oxford
Youngstown State University landed the #11 spot among the most popular music schools. Youngstown State University is a public school located in the city of Youngstown. Youngstown State University graduated around 30 music students in the most recent data year. Read the full music report for Youngstown State University
Stark State College placed #12 for music by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public university. This school awarded about 26 music degrees in the most recent year. See more about music at Stark State College
Case Western Reserve University landed the #13 spot among the most popular music schools. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit university. Case Western Reserve University graduated around 19 music students in the most recent data year. Read the full music report for Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland State University landed the #14 spot among the most popular music schools. Set in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 18 students earned a degree in music from this school. See more about music at Cleveland State University
Terra State Community College landed the #15 spot among the most popular music schools. Terra State Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Fremont. This school awarded about 17 music degrees in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Terra State Community College
University Of Akron Main Campus landed the #16 spot among the most popular music schools. Set in the city of Akron, University Of Akron Main Campus is a public institution. University Of Akron Main Campus graduated around 15 music students in the most recent data year. Get the full music details for University Of Akron Main Campus
Wright State University Main Campus placed #17 for music by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University Main Campus is a public university. This school awarded about 13 music degrees in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Wright State University Main Campus
Owens Community College placed #18 for music by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 12 students earned a degree in music from this school. Read the full music report for Owens Community College
Cedarville University placed #19 for music by yearly graduations. Located in the rural area of Cedarville, Cedarville University is a private not-for-profit university. Cedarville University graduated around 11 music students in the most recent data year. Read the full music report for Cedarville University
University Of Toledo comes in at #20 for music this year. Set in the city of Toledo, University Of Toledo is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 7 students earned a degree in music from this school. Get the full music details for University Of Toledo
Otterbein University placed #21 for music by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Westerville, Otterbein University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 6 music degrees in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Otterbein University
University Of Dayton placed #22 for music by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Dayton, University Of Dayton is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 6 students earned a degree in music from this school. See more about music at University Of Dayton
Mount Vernon Nazarene University comes in at #23 for music this year. Set in the town of Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 5 music degrees in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Heidelberg University ranked #24 on our list of the most popular music schools. Set in the town of Tiffin, Heidelberg University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in music from this school. Get the full music details for Heidelberg University
Kenyon College comes in at #25 for music this year. Located in the rural area of Gambier, Kenyon College is a private not-for-profit university. Kenyon College graduated around 4 music students in the most recent data year. Read the full music report for Kenyon College
Not far behind, these schools also graduate many music students:
This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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