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Performing Arts Schools in the Midwest - 2024 Ranking
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312
Listed
Our 2024 ranking contains 312 performing arts colleges offering majors in
Illinois
,
Indiana
,
Iowa
,
Kansas
,
Michigan
,
Minnesota
,
Missouri
,
Nebraska
,
North Dakota
,
Ohio
,
South Dakota
, and
Wisconsin
.
Performing-Art-Schools.com team ranks
Northwestern University
(Evanston, IL),
Indiana University Bloomington
, and
University of Cincinnati
the best three performing arts schools in the Midwest.
See the Top 50 Performing Arts schools in the Midwest below or
narrow your search
by program, state, or city in the Midwest.
Top 50 performing arts schools in the Midwest:
1. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, 25 performing arts programs
2. Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN, 14 performing arts programs
3. University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH, 11 performing arts programs
4. University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS, 7 performing arts programs
5. University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN, 5 performing arts programs
6. Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO, 8 performing arts programs
7. University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI, 11 performing arts programs
8. Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, 6 performing arts programs
9. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Champaign, IL, 6 performing arts programs
10. University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, WI, 6 performing arts programs
11. Ohio State University
Columbus, OH, 8 performing arts programs
12. Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN, 4 performing arts programs
13. Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH, 4 performing arts programs
14. Drake University
Des Moines, IA, 3 performing arts programs
15. University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN, 6 performing arts programs
16. Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, 7 performing arts programs
17. Butler University
Indianapolis, IN, 6 performing arts programs
18. Miami University Oxford
Oxford, OH, 2 performing arts programs
19. University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA, 7 performing arts programs
20. Iowa State University
Ames, IA, 4 performing arts programs
21. University of Missouri Columbia
Columbia, MO, 3 performing arts programs
22. Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS, 3 performing arts programs
23. Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH, 5 performing arts programs
24. Wayne State University
Detroit, MI, 4 performing arts programs
25. Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI, 9 performing arts programs
26. University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL, 5 performing arts programs
27. University of Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln, NE, 5 performing arts programs
28. Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI, 11 performing arts programs
29. Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI, 5 performing arts programs
30. University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA, 7 performing arts programs
31. Illinois State University
Normal, IL, 3 performing arts programs
32. Ohio University
Athens, OH, 12 performing arts programs
33. University of Missouri Kansas City
Kansas City, MO, 5 performing arts programs
34. Minnesota State University Mankato
Mankato, MN, 5 performing arts programs
35. University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD, 2 performing arts programs
36. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI, 5 performing arts programs
37. Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO, 7 performing arts programs
38. Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI, 5 performing arts programs
39. University of Akron
Akron, OH, 10 performing arts programs
40. Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL, 2 performing arts programs
41. Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL, 6 performing arts programs
42. University of Chicago
Chicago, IL, 1 performing arts program
43. Carleton College
Northfield, MN, 3 performing arts programs
44. Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA, 2 performing arts programs
45. Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI, 2 performing arts programs
46. DePaul University
Chicago, IL, 4 performing arts programs
47. University of Dayton
Dayton, OH, 1 performing arts program
48. Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH, 2 performing arts programs
49. Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL, 4 performing arts programs
50. University of Evansville
Evansville, IN, 4 performing arts programs
Performing Arts schools in the Midwest by state:
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Performing arts programs in the Midwest:
Dance
: 66 schools
Ballet
: 2 schools
Music
: 135 schools
Theatre
: 275 schools
Performing arts schools in other regions:
Northeast
: 255 schools
Northwest
: 57 schools
South
: 398 schools
Southeast
: 265 schools
West
: 266 schools
Popular performing arts school cities in the Midwest:
in
Illinois
:
Bloomington
: 1 school
Carbondale
: 1 school
Champaign
: 1 school
Chicago
: 7 schools
Decatur
: 1 school
Dekalb
: 1 school
Elmhurst
: 1 school
Evanston
: 1 school
Glen Ellyn
: 1 school
Naperville
: 1 school
Normal
: 1 school
River Grove
: 1 school
in
Indiana
:
Anderson
: 1 school
Bloomington
: 1 school
Evansville
: 2 schools
Fort Wayne
: 2 schools
Indianapolis
: 5 schools
Muncie
: 1 school
Notre Dame
: 2 schools
West Lafayette
: 1 school
in
Iowa
:
Ames
: 1 school
Cedar Falls
: 1 school
Decorah
: 1 school
Des Moines
: 2 schools
Indianola
: 1 school
Iowa City
: 1 school
in
Kansas
:
Lawrence
: 2 schools
Manhattan
: 1 school
Wichita
: 3 schools
in
Michigan
:
Allendale
: 1 school
Ann Arbor
: 1 school
Detroit
: 3 schools
East Lansing
: 1 school
Holland
: 1 school
Kalamazoo
: 2 schools
Mount Pleasant
: 1 school
Rochester Hills
: 2 schools
Southfield
: 1 school
Ypsilanti
: 1 school
in
Minnesota
:
Bemidji
: 1 school
Duluth
: 1 school
Mankato
: 2 schools
Minneapolis
: 4 schools
Northfield
: 2 schools
Saint Paul
: 7 schools
Saint Peter
: 1 school
Winona
: 2 schools
in
Missouri
:
Columbia
: 2 schools
Kansas City
: 3 schools
Saint Charles
: 1 school
Saint Louis
: 6 schools
Springfield
: 3 schools
in
Nebraska
:
Lincoln
: 2 schools
in
Ohio
:
Ada
: 1 school
Akron
: 1 school
Athens
: 1 school
Berea
: 1 school
Bowling Green
: 1 school
Cincinnati
: 3 schools
Cleveland
: 2 schools
Columbus
: 4 schools
Dayton
: 3 schools
Gambier
: 1 school
Kent
: 1 school
Oberlin
: 1 school
Oxford
: 1 school
Westerville
: 1 school
Youngstown
: 1 school
in
South Dakota
:
Vermillion
: 1 school
in
Wisconsin
:
Green Bay
: 1 school
Kenosha
: 2 schools
La Crosse
: 3 schools
Madison
: 3 schools
Milwaukee
: 4 schools
Stevens Point
: 1 school
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