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633 Clark St, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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501 College Ave, Wheaton, Illinois 60187-5593
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1032 W. Sheridan Rd, Chicago, Illinois 60660
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2 E South St, Galesburg, Illinois 61401-9999
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601 S Morgan, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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190 Prospect Ave, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126-3096
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30 N Brainard St, Naperville, Illinois 60540
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3140 S. Federal St., Chicago, Illinois 60616-3731
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3700 W 103rd St, Chicago, Illinois 60655
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1184 W Main St, Decatur, Illinois 62522-2084
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700 E Broadway, Monmouth, Illinois 61462-1998
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701 College Rd, Lebanon, Illinois 62254-1291
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500 N Wilcox St, Joliet, Illinois 60435-6188
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315 E. College Ave, Greenville, Illinois 62246
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601 E John Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820-5711
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5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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400 E Gregory St, Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056-2522
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1 Maybeck Place, Elsah, Illinois 62028-9799
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North and School Streets, Normal, Illinois 61790-1000
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1312 N Park St, Bloomington, Illinois 61702-2900
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55 E Jackson, Chicago, Illinois 60604
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1501 W Bradley Ave, Peoria, Illinois 61625-0001
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639 38th St, Rock Island, Illinois 61201-2296
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1 University Circle, Macomb, Illinois 61455
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600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, Illinois 61920
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1425 W. Lincoln Hwy., Dekalb, Illinois 60115-2828
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820 N LaSalle Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60610-3284
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555 N Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-2399
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One University Parkway, Romeoville, Illinois 60446-2200
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One University Avenue, Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914-2271
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1101 W College Ave, Jacksonville, Illinois 62650-2299
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Il State Rte 157, Edwardsville, Illinois 62026-1001
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6601 W College Dr, Palos Heights, Illinois 60463-0929
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100 Campus View Drive, Lincoln, Illinois 62656-2111
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1151 N State St, Elgin, Illinois 60123-1498
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7400 Augusta, River Forest, Illinois 60305-1499
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3225 W Foster Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60625-4895
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2065 Half Day Rd, Deerfield, Illinois 60015-1283
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1500 North Fifth Street, Springfield, Illinois 62702-2694
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430 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60605-1394
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1800 College Ave, Quincy, Illinois 62301-2699
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5050 E State St, Rockford, Illinois 61108-2393
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700 College Ave, Carlinville, Illinois 62626
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600 South Michigan, Chicago, Illinois 60605-1996
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5500 N Saint Louis Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60625-4699
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300 E. College Ave., Eureka, Illinois 61530
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9501 S. King Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60628-1598
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2400 W Bradley Ave, Champaign, Illinois 61821-1899
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1301 S 48th Street, Quincy, Illinois 62305-8736
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2400 Tom L. Wilson Boulevard, Galesburg, Illinois 61401
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Music Schools in Illinois

Illinois contains 61 schools that offer music programs. Northwestern University, the highest-ranking music school in IL, has a total student population of 19,853 and is the 11th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 61 music schools in Illinois, only 13 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Northwestern University comes out as the most expensive ($28,371/yr), with Carl Sandburg College as the lowest recorded at only $3,437/yr.

Music students from Illinois schools who go on to become musicians, producers, vocalists, guitarists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 47,260 people working as musicians and singers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $0.

Also, within the music schools in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from music, there are 7983 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,830 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $7,282, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Music Programs in Illinois


Northwestern University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
  • Religious/Sacred Music
    Levels offered: Masters, PhD
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
  • Music Theory and Composition
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
  • Music, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Wheaton College
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Management and Merchandising
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Theory and Composition
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Loyola University Chicago
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Knox College
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Elmhurst College
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Management and Merchandising
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Theory and Composition
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
North Central College
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
VanderCook College of Music
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Saint Xavier University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Religious/Sacred Music
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Management and Merchandising
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Millikin University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Monmouth College
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
McKendree University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors
University of St Francis
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Greenville College
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Management and Merchandising
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Theory and Composition
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
    Levels offered: PhD
University of Chicago
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Christian Life College
  • Religious/Sacred Music
    Levels offered: Associates
Principia College
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Illinois State University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Illinois Wesleyan University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Theory and Composition
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
DePaul University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Music Management and Merchandising
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
  • Music Theory and Composition
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Bradley University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Management and Merchandising
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Theory and Composition
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Augustana College
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Western Illinois University
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Eastern Illinois University
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Northern Illinois University
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Moody Bible Institute
  • Religious/Sacred Music
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Lake Forest College
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Lewis University
  • Music Management and Merchandising
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Olivet Nazarene University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Religious/Sacred Music
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Theory and Composition
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Illinois College
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • Music Pedagogy
    Levels offered: Certificate
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Trinity Christian College
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
  • Religious/Sacred Music
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Judson University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Religious/Sacred Music
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
Concordia University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Religious/Sacred Music
    Levels offered: Masters
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
North Park University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Trinity International University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Springfield College in Illinois
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Associates
Roosevelt University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Performance, General
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
  • Music Theory and Composition
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Music, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Quincy University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music Management and Merchandising
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Rockford College
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Blackburn College
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Columbia College Chicago
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, Other
    Levels offered: Masters
Northeastern Illinois University
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Eureka College
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Chicago State University
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Parkland College
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Associates
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Associates
John Wood Community College
  • Music, General
    Levels offered: Associates
Carl Sandburg College
  • Music Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Associates

Illinois Interesting Facts

  • Ottawa, Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy and Alton hosted the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates that stirred interest all over the country in the slavery issue.
  • The first Aquarium opened in Chicago, 1893.
  • The world's first Skyscraper was built in Chicago, 1885.
  • Home to the Chicago Bears Football Team, Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, Chicago Bulls basketball team, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Whitesox baseball teams, Chicago Fire soccer team.
  • The first Mormon Temple in Illinois was constructed in Nauvoo.
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