General Music at Catholic University of America

Every general music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general music program at Catholic University of America stacks up to those at other schools.

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 5,366 students attend the school each year.

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

CUA General Music Degrees Available

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

CUA General Music Rankings

The general music major at CUA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in general music, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Music Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA General Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of general music bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Catholic University of America with a bachelor's in general music.

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

CUA General Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general music master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Related Majors

• Conducting
• Music History
• Music Theory & Composition
• Stringed Instruments
• Music Pedagogy

Careers That General Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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

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.