Music at Davidson 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 Davidson College stacks up to those at other schools.

Davidson is located in Davidson, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,983. In 2021, 7 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Davidson.

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

Davidson Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Davidson Music Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Davidson 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	258
Most Focused Music Schools	334
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	486
Most Popular Music Schools	598

Music Student Demographics at Davidson

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

Davidson Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 music majors earned their bachelor's degree from Davidson. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Davidson since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Davidson 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 Davidson College with a bachelor's in music.

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

Davidson 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
• 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 NC, the home state for Davidson College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Sound Engineering Technicians	230	$51,060
Music Directors and Composers	90	$48,920

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 Dacoslett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.