Performing Arts Schools in the Midwest - 2024 Ranking
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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.
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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:
Performing Arts schools in the Midwest by state:
Performing arts programs in the Midwest:
Dance: 66 schoolsBallet: 2 schools
Music: 135 schools
Theatre: 275 schools
Performing arts schools in other regions:
Northeast: 255 schoolsNorthwest: 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
Rockford: 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
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