Music at Central College

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

Central is located in Pella, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,120. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in music from Central.

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

Central Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Central Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how Central performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Central 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	413
Most Focused Music Schools	529
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	802
Most Popular Music Schools	992

Music Student Demographics at Central

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Central College.

Central Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from Central in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central College with a bachelor's in music.

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

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

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 IA, the home state for Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,110	$80,700
Music Directors and Composers	60	$52,430
Sound Engineering Technicians	60	$54,020

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 Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.