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Music Schools in Illinois

29 researched institutions with a campus here, offering 133 music programs. Only actual campuses count; fully online programs are listed separately.

Cities in Illinois with researched programs

Programs by award and subject in Illinois

29 schools

  • Bradley University logo

    Bradley University

    Peoria, Illinois, United States

    Department of Music

    University

    BM / BMus, BA / BA (Hons), BS / BSc

    6 researched programs

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  • Columbia College Chicago logo

    Columbia College Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    School of Audio and Music

    College

    BA / BA (Hons), BM / BMus, BS / BSc, MFA

    6 researched programs

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  • DePaul University logo

    DePaul University

    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    School of Music

    University

    BM / BMus, BS / BSc, MM / MMus, Certificate, BA / BA (Hons)

    5 researched programs

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  • Elmhurst University logo

    Elmhurst University

    Elmhurst, Illinois, United States

    Department of Music

    University

    BA / BA (Hons), BS / BSc, BM / BMus

    9 researched programs

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  • Illinois State University

    Normal, Illinois, United States

    School of Music

    University

    Other bachelor’s award, MM / MMus, BS / BSc, BA / BA (Hons)

    11 researched programs

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  • Illinois Wesleyan University logo

    Illinois Wesleyan University

    Bloomington, Illinois, United States

    School of Music

    University

    BM / BMus, Other bachelor’s award, BA / BA (Hons)

    5 researched programs

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  • Judson University Harm A. Weber Administration Building - panoramio (photograph from the Wikimedia Commons category Judson University)
    Judson University logo

    Judson University

    Elgin, Illinois, United States

    Music Department

    University

    MA, BA / BA (Hons), Certificate

    5 researched programs

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  • Knox College

    Galesburg, Illinois, United States

    Music

    University

    BA / BA (Hons)

    1 researched program

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  • Millikin University logo

    Millikin University

    Decatur, Illinois, United States

    School of Music

    University

    BM / BMus, BA / BA (Hons), BS / BSc

    7 researched programs

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  • North Central College

    Naperville, Illinois, United States

    Department of Music

    University

    BA / BA (Hons), Other bachelor’s award

    5 researched programs

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  • North Park University logo

    North Park University

    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    School of Music, Art, and Theatre

    University

    MM / MMus, BA / BA (Hons), Other bachelor’s award

    3 researched programs

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  • Hotel tower other side (photograph from the Wikimedia Commons category Northern Illinois University)
    Northern Illinois University logo

    Northern Illinois University

    DeKalb, Illinois, United States

    School of Music

    University

    BM / BMus, BA / BA (Hons), MM / MMus, Certificate

    4 researched programs

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  • Northwestern University logo

    Northwestern University

    Evanston, Illinois, United States

    Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music

    University

    BA / BA (Hons), BM / BMus, MM / MMus, DMA, PhD

    5 researched programs

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  • Roosevelt University building in Arlington Heights, Illinois, US (photograph from the Wikimedia Commons category Roosevelt University)

    Roosevelt University

    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Music Conservatory, Chicago College of Performing Arts

    University

    MM / MMus, Other diploma, BM / BMus, BA / BA (Hons)

    8 researched programs

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How results are ordered: alphabetically by institution, or by most recently checked when you choose that sort. There is no price ranking, because tuition in different currencies, fee categories and bases (per year, per credit, whole program) is not comparable. A program appears under a subject only through a verified link (dedicated degree, major, concentration or documented pathway). A value we could not verify is shown as “not published”, never as “no”. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change verification or order. Online programs are not counted as physically located in a state or city, and an institution’s location does not tell you whether it enrols students from your country.

Music education in Illinois: what the researched records show

Our researched records for Illinois cover 29 institutions (Bradley University, Columbia College Chicago, Concordia University Chicago, DePaul University and 25 more) with 133 music programs taught at a campus here. Fully online programs are not counted as local.

By level: 4 certificates, 3 diplomas, 92 bachelor’s programs, 26 master’s programs and 8 doctoral programs. Awards are shown exactly as the institutions title them; a certificate or diploma is never presented as a degree.

Subjects with a verified link to a program here: Audio Engineering and Recording, Collaborative Piano and Accompaniment, Composition, Conducting, Ethnomusicology, Film, Television and Game Scoring, General Music Studies, Jazz Studies and 12 more.

Instruments with a verified degree or principal-study pathway here: Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Classical Guitar, Classical Voice, Double Bass, Euphonium, Flute, French Horn, Harp and 11 more.

None of the programs here yet carries a program-level accreditation record in our data. That reflects what we have verified so far, not a judgement about the programs.

Admissions: of the programs listed, 28 require an audition.

5 programs publish tuition, each shown in its own currency, fee category and basis (per year, per credit or whole program), which is why tuition is never ranked across programs. 14 programs list funding.