Music at Arizona State University - Tempe

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at Arizona State University - Tempe. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 74,795 students attend the school each year.

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

ASU - Tempe Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

ASU - Tempe Music Rankings

The music major at ASU - Tempe 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.

There were 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at ASU - Tempe

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

ASU - Tempe Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Arizona State University - Tempe with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	26
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

ASU - Tempe Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of music master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	18
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Arizona State University - Tempe. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Arizona State University - Tempe. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	90
General Music	49
Music Theory & Composition	7
Music Pedagogy	2

Related Majors

• Arts & Media Management
• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic 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 AZ, the home state for Arizona State University - Tempe.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,770	$83,730
Music Directors and Composers	70	$57,810

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 Schwnj under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.