Music at Brigham Young University - Provo

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461.

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

BYU Music Degrees Available

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

BYU Music Rankings

The music major at BYU 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Music Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 BYU since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	57
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

BYU Music Master’s Program

42% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of music master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from BYU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brigham Young University - Provo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Music	21
Music Performance	18
General Music	15
Keyboard Instruments	8
Voice Performance	7
Music Theory & Composition	5
Stringed Instruments	5
Conducting	3

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,280	$80,850
Sound Engineering Technicians	240	$30,240
Music Directors and Composers	50	$57,780

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
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