Music at Auburn 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 Auburn University stacks up to those at other schools.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737. Of the 5,840 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in 2021, 18 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.

Auburn Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Auburn Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Auburn 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 Auburn 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 Popular Music Schools	325

Music Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 music majors earned their bachelor's degree from Auburn. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Auburn since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Auburn 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
• Design & Applied 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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	730	$65,560
Music Directors and Composers	80	$75,050
Sound Engineering Technicians	60	$39,140

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.