Best Music Education colleges in Illinois

Best Music Education colleges in Illinois for 2026

VanderCook College of Music offers 3 Music Education degree programs. It's a very small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 50 Music Education students graduated with students earning 37 Master's degrees, and 13 Bachelor's degrees.

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Northwestern University offers 3 Music Education degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city. In 2024, 13 Music Education students graduated with students earning 9 Bachelor's degrees, and 4 Master's degrees.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers 3 Music Education degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2024, 50 Music Education students graduated with students earning 39 Bachelor's degrees, 10 Master's degrees, and 1 Doctoral degree.

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University offers 3 Music Education degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 13 Music Education students graduated with students earning 8 Bachelor's degrees, and 5 Master's degrees.

Illinois State University offers 3 Music Education degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize suburb. In 2024, 36 Music Education students graduated with students earning 33 Bachelor's degrees, and 3 Master's degrees.

North Central College
Naperville, IL

North Central College offers 2 Music Education degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2024, 8 Music Education students graduated with students earning 8 Bachelor's degrees.

Saint Xavier University offers 2 Music Education degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 1 Music Education students graduated with students earning 1 Bachelor's degree.

Millikin University
Decatur, IL

Millikin University offers 1 Music Education degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city. In 2024, 16 Music Education students graduated with students earning 16 Bachelor's degrees.

Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, IL

Concordia University-Chicago offers 1 Music Education degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2024, 5 Music Education students graduated with students earning 5 Bachelor's degrees.

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL

Lake Forest College offers 1 Music Education degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2024, 1 Music Education students graduated with students earning 1 Bachelor's degree.

Top schools offering Music Education degrees in Illinois

List of all Music Education colleges in Illinois

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
VanderCook College of Music Logo VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL
5/5
36 : 1 323
Northwestern University Logo Northwestern University Evanston, IL
5/5
15 : 1 23,856
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Logo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
4/5
23 : 1 59,238
DePaul University Logo DePaul University Chicago, IL
5/5
25 : 1 21,210
Illinois State University Logo Illinois State University Normal, IL
3/5
23 : 1 21,546