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Featured Stringed Instruments Programs
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MBA in Music Business
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Best Schools for Stringed Instruments 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 stringed instruments degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Stringed Instruments
Northwestern University tops our 2026 ranking of the best stringed instruments schools. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a very large private not-for-profit university. About 95% of students finish within six years. About 25 stringed instruments degrees were awarded at Northwestern University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, stringed instruments degree recipients from Northwestern University generally make around $28,057. Northwestern University graduates carry a median of $18,166 in student loans.
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Students looking for a strong stringed instruments program will find one at Indiana University Bloomington, which ranked #2. This very large public university is located in the city of Bloomington. About 80% of students finish within six years. About 18 stringed instruments degrees were awarded at Indiana University Bloomington in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, stringed instruments degree recipients from Indiana University Bloomington generally make around $28,328. Typical student debt for the program is $20,769.
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Roosevelt University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best stringed instruments schools. Roosevelt University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Roughly 46% of students complete a degree within six years here. Roosevelt University awarded about 17 stringed instruments degrees in the most recent data year. Stringed Instruments graduates of Roosevelt University earn a median of $29,974 early in their careers. Roosevelt University graduates carry a median of $27,750 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 6 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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