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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 Illinois
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
No school ranked higher than Northwestern University this year for stringed instruments. Set in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 95%. 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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Roosevelt University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in stringed instruments, landing the #2 spot this year. 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. There were roughly 17 stringed instruments students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the stringed instruments program make about $29,974 in their early career. 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 · 2 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).
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