Music at Dartmouth College

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

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 6,292. Of the 1,384 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in 2021, 6 of them were music majors.

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

Dartmouth Music Degrees Available

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

Dartmouth Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Dartmouth compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Dartmouth 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
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	543

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in music from Dartmouth. This makes it the #270 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at Dartmouth

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

Dartmouth Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Dartmouth 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 Dartmouth College with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dartmouth Music Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in music from Dartmouth in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 NH, the home state for Dartmouth College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	330	$85,620

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.