Music at Central Michigan University

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

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and approximately 17,311 students attend the school each year.

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 Michigan Music Degrees Available

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

Central Michigan Music Rankings

The music major at Central Michigan 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.

Music Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Central Michigan Music Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Central Michigan, 63% 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 Central Michigan University with a master's in music.

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

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Central Michigan University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	11
General Music	8
Music Theory & Composition	4
Conducting	2
Voice Performance	1

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Design & Applied 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 MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250
Music Directors and Composers	440	$51,180
Sound Engineering Technicians	90	$65,540

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 cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.