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Music at Brigham Young University - Provo

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students received a bachelor's degree in music from BYU.

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.

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in music from BYU. This makes it the #127 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of BYU Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at BYU is $17,786. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,982 for all music students.

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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

58% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 69 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from BYU, about 42% were men and 58% were 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 12% more women than average.

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About 86% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 59
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

BYU Music Master’s Program

62% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in music from BYU. About 38% were men and 62% were women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from BYU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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.

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

BYU also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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