Music at Boston University

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 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.

Boston U Music Degrees Available

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

Boston U Music Rankings

The music major at Boston U 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 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Boston U 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 Boston University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Boston U Music Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	27
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Music

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	92
Music Theory & Composition	12
General Music	3
Keyboard Instruments	2

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Arts & Media Management
• Design & Applied 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Music Directors and Composers	260	$56,200
Sound Engineering Technicians	190	$57,110

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.