VanderCook College of Music: Majors & Ratings

Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing option. Roughly 23,200 students. Dangerous campus. Well known for management, computer science, and medical programs. SAT 1520, ACT 34 to enroll.

Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL

Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $40k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Over 3,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Emphasis on management, business, and education programs. Affiliated with United Church of Christ. SAT 1090, ACT 24 to enroll.

DePaul UniversityChicago, IL

Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $42k. Above average on-campus housing option. Around 21,000 students. Dangerous campus. Has strong presence in management, computer science, and business programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 27 to enroll.

University of Wisconsin MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $20k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. Roughly 22,700 students. Dangerous campus. Focus on management, education, and psychology programs. ROTC programs. ACT 21 to enroll.

Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL

Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $42k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. Around 2,900 students. Dangerous campus. Specializes in psychology, theology and religion, and economics programs. SAT 1320, ACT 31 to enroll.

Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL

Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $37k. Affordable on-campus housing option. Roughly 3,300 students. Relatively safe campus. Strong emphasis on education, nursing, and management programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 23 to enroll.

Concordia University ChicagoRiver Forest, IL

Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $34k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. Around 5,400 students. Dangerous campus. Places a focus on education, occupational therapy, and management programs. Affiliated with Lutheran Church of Missouri Synod. ACT 22 to enroll.