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Illinois Music Directors and Composers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Music Directors And Composers in Illinois

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Illinois Music Director And Composer Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bradley UniversityPeoriaDoctorate6,053
DePaul UniversityChicagoDoctorate & First Professional23,401
Elmhurst CollegeElmhurstMasters3,184
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomingtonBachelor2,094
Northwestern UniversityEvanstonDoctorate & First Professional19,005
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnaisDoctorate4,636
Roosevelt UniversityChicagoDoctorate7,163
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaignDoctorate & First Professional42,326
Wheaton College WheatonWheatonDoctorate2,895

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Music Directors And Composers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Music Directors and Composers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Music Directors and Composers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Chicago390$42,1202.1
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