Music at Drake University
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 Drake University stacks up to those at other schools.Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 4,774.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.
Drake Music Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Music
Drake Music Rankings
The music major at Drake 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 Drake
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Drake University.
Drake Music Bachelor’s Program
About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Drake 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 Drake University with a bachelor's in music.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Music
The following music concentations are available at Drake University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Drake University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Music Performance | 8 |
General Music | 3 |
Related Majors
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 Drake University.
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 Limitingflame1 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.