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Music Performance at Boston University

Music Performance at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

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

Boston U Music Performance Degrees Available

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

Boston U Music Performance Rankings

The music performance major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Performance. 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 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in music performance, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Performance Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Music Performance Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of music performance bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music performance 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 performance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Boston U Music Performance Master’s Program

63% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of music performance master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 23
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Music Performance Grads May Go Into

A degree in music performance 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Music Directors and Composers 260 $56,200

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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