5 Best Music schools in Chicago, IL

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Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Music. A graph of 2.68K citations received by 259 academic papers made by 5 universities in Chicago was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Chicago

For Music

#3 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Music

#4 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

3. DePaul University

For Music

#9 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$32,151

4. Loyola University Chicago

For Music

#11 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$37,511

5. Roosevelt University

For Music

#15 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
960
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,117

Universities for Music near Chicago

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University
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City
19 Northwestern University 8
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Evanston, Illinois
39 Wheaton College - Illinois 181
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Wheaton, Illinois
94 Northern Illinois University 98
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DeKalb, Illinois
117 University of Notre Dame 88
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Notre Dame, Indiana
134 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 120
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
172 Purdue University 54
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West Lafayette, Indiana
172 Western Michigan University 131
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
190 Illinois State University 119
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Normal, Illinois
192 Illinois Wesleyan University 157
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Bloomington, Illinois
197 University of Wisconsin - Madison 58
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Madison, Wisconsin