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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

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logo

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, Illinois, United States

    School of Music

    University

    Other bachelor’s award, Artist Diploma, MM / MMus, DMA, PhD, BM / BMus, BA / BA (Hons), Other master’s award

    10 researched programs

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  • VanderCook College of Music

    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    VanderCook College of Music

    College

    Other bachelor’s award, Other master’s award, BM / BMus

    5 researched programs

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  • Wheaton College

    Wheaton, Illinois, United States

    Wheaton College Conservatory of Music

    College

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

    6 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.