Music at Catholic University of America

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at Catholic University of America. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 5,366.

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

CUA Music Degrees Available

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

CUA Music Rankings

The music major at CUA 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at CUA since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at CUA 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 Catholic University of America with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CUA Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of music master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from CUA, 78% 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 Catholic University of America with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Catholic University of America. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	26
General Music	16
Keyboard Instruments	10
Voice Performance	10
Music Pedagogy	7
Music History	2
Music Theory & Composition	2
Stringed Instruments	2
Conducting	1

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Drama & Theater 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 DC, the home state for Catholic University of America.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	490	$100,590
Music Directors and Composers	90	$77,220
Sound Engineering Technicians	60	$79,410

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 Gryffindor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.