Music at Adams State University

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at Adams State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,164. Of the 317 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Adams State University in 2021, 10 of them were music majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.

Adams State Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Adams State Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Adams State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Adams State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	289
Most Focused Music Schools	376
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	384
Most Popular Music Schools	483

Music Student Demographics at Adams State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Adams State University.

Adams State Music Bachelor’s Program

The music program at Adams State awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Adams State since its program graduates 34% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adams State University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Adams State also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Adams State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,880	$60,820
Sound Engineering Technicians	140	$52,990
Music Directors and Composers	100	$50,800

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Rael under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.