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Performing Arts Graduate Schools in the Midwest
Schools
57
Listed
In 2024, we rated 57 graduate schools offering performing arts majors in
Illinois
,
Indiana
,
Iowa
,
Kansas
,
Michigan
,
Minnesota
,
Missouri
,
Nebraska
,
Ohio
,
South Dakota
, and
Wisconsin
.
Our team ranks
University of Chicago
,
Northwestern University
(Evanston, IL), and
Washington University in St Louis
(Saint Louis, MO) the top three performing arts graduate schools in the Midwest.
See the best 50 performing arts schools in the Midwest below or
narrow your search
by program, state, or city in the Midwest.
Top 50 performing arts graduate schools in the Midwest:
1. University of Chicago
Chicago, IL, 1 performing arts program
2. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, 15 performing arts programs
3. Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO, 2 performing arts programs
4. University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN, 1 performing arts program
5. University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI, 6 performing arts programs
6. Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, 2 performing arts programs
7. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Champaign, IL, 3 performing arts programs
8. University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, WI, 2 performing arts programs
9. Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN, 1 performing arts program
10. Ohio State University
Columbus, OH, 4 performing arts programs
11. Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN, 8 performing arts programs
12. Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, 5 performing arts programs
13. University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN, 2 performing arts programs
14. Butler University
Indianapolis, IN, 3 performing arts programs
15. Miami University Oxford
Oxford, OH, 1 performing arts program
16. University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH, 5 performing arts programs
17. DePaul University
Chicago, IL, 2 performing arts programs
18. University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS, 4 performing arts programs
19. Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS, 1 performing arts program
20. University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA, 2 performing arts programs
21. University of Missouri Columbia
Columbia, MO, 2 performing arts programs
22. Iowa State University
Ames, IA, 2 performing arts programs
23. Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH, 4 performing arts programs
24. Wayne State University
Detroit, MI, 2 performing arts programs
25. University of Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln, NE, 1 performing arts program
26. University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA, 2 performing arts programs
27. Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI, 1 performing arts program
28. Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI, 5 performing arts programs
29. Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI, 1 performing arts program
30. University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL, 1 performing arts program
31. Ohio University
Athens, OH, 6 performing arts programs
32. Illinois State University
Normal, IL, 1 performing arts program
33. Minnesota State University Mankato
Mankato, MN, 2 performing arts programs
34. University of Missouri Kansas City
Kansas City, MO, 2 performing arts programs
35. Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI, 2 performing arts programs
36. Fontbonne University
Saint Louis, MO, 1 performing arts program
37. University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD, 1 performing arts program
38. Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI, 1 performing arts program
39. Missouri State University Springfield
Springfield, MO, 1 performing arts program
40. Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL, 13 performing arts programs
41. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI, 1 performing arts program
42. University of Akron
Akron, OH, 5 performing arts programs
43. Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI, 1 performing arts program
44. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN, 1 performing arts program
45. University of Nebraska
Omaha, NE, 1 performing arts program
46. Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO, 2 performing arts programs
47. Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL, 1 performing arts program
48. Kent State University
Kent, OH, 3 performing arts programs
49. Wichita State University
Wichita, KS, 4 performing arts programs
50. Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL, 1 performing arts program
Performing arts graduate schools in the Midwest by state:
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Performing arts schools in other regions:
Northeast
: 59 graduate schools
Northwest
: 14 graduate schools
South
: 77 graduate schools
Southeast
: 54 graduate schools
West
: 54 graduate schools
Popular graduate school cities in the Midwest:
in
Illinois
:
Aurora
: 1 graduate school
Carbondale
: 1 graduate school
Champaign
: 1 graduate school
Chicago
: 27 graduate schools
Dekalb
: 1 graduate school
Edwardsville
: 1 graduate school
Evanston
: 2 graduate schools
Lisle
: 2 graduate schools
Naperville
: 2 graduate schools
Normal
: 1 graduate school
River Forest
: 2 graduate schools
Romeoville
: 1 graduate school
in
Indiana
:
Bloomington
: 1 graduate school
Evansville
: 2 graduate schools
Fort Wayne
: 4 graduate schools
Indianapolis
: 6 graduate schools
Muncie
: 1 graduate school
Notre Dame
: 2 graduate schools
West Lafayette
: 2 graduate schools
in
Iowa
:
Ames
: 1 graduate school
Davenport
: 2 graduate schools
Des Moines
: 4 graduate schools
Iowa City
: 1 graduate school
in
Kansas
:
Emporia
: 1 graduate school
Hays
: 1 graduate school
Lawrence
: 1 graduate school
Manhattan
: 1 graduate school
Pittsburg
: 1 graduate school
Wichita
: 3 graduate schools
in
Michigan
:
Allendale
: 1 graduate school
Ann Arbor
: 2 graduate schools
Dearborn
: 1 graduate school
Detroit
: 5 graduate schools
East Lansing
: 1 graduate school
Kalamazoo
: 2 graduate schools
Mount Pleasant
: 1 graduate school
Rochester Hills
: 1 graduate school
Spring Arbor
: 1 graduate school
Ypsilanti
: 1 graduate school
in
Minnesota
:
Duluth
: 2 graduate schools
Mankato
: 2 graduate schools
Minneapolis
: 6 graduate schools
Saint Paul
: 10 graduate schools
Winona
: 2 graduate schools
in
Missouri
:
Columbia
: 3 graduate schools
Kansas City
: 10 graduate schools
Kirksville
: 2 graduate schools
Maryville
: 1 graduate school
Rolla
: 1 graduate school
Saint Charles
: 1 graduate school
Saint Louis
: 13 graduate schools
Springfield
: 6 graduate schools
Warrensburg
: 1 graduate school
in
Nebraska
:
Bellevue
: 1 graduate school
Lincoln
: 3 graduate schools
Omaha
: 6 graduate schools
in
North Dakota
:
Fargo
: 2 graduate schools
Grand Forks
: 1 graduate school
in
Ohio
:
Akron
: 1 graduate school
Athens
: 1 graduate school
Bowling Green
: 1 graduate school
Cincinnati
: 6 graduate schools
Cleveland
: 4 graduate schools
Columbus
: 9 graduate schools
Dayton
: 4 graduate schools
Kent
: 1 graduate school
Oxford
: 1 graduate school
Toledo
: 2 graduate schools
Youngstown
: 1 graduate school
in
South Dakota
:
Vermillion
: 1 graduate school
in
Wisconsin
:
La Crosse
: 2 graduate schools
Madison
: 4 graduate schools
Mequon
: 1 graduate school
Milwaukee
: 9 graduate schools
Whitewater
: 1 graduate school
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