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Music at DePaul University

If you plan to study music, take a look at what DePaul University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,335 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in 2021, 42 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.

DePaul Music Degrees Available

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

DePaul Music Rankings

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

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 DePaul 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 Value Music Master’s Degree Schools 118
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools 214
Best Value Music Schools 353
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In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in music from DePaul. This makes it the #40 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of DePaul Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePaul is $19,662. This is less than $24,982, which is the national average of all music majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Music Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Music Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 42 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from DePaul in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at DePaul 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 29
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

DePaul Music Master’s Program

36% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 36 music students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from DePaul, about 64% were men and 36% were women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from DePaul, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 23
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Music Directors and Composers 370 $40,220
Sound Engineering Technicians 220 $60,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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