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Music at Duquesne University

Music at Duquesne University

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

Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,830.

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

Duquesne Music Degrees Available

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

Duquesne Music Rankings

The music major at Duquesne 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 Duquesne

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

Duquesne Music Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Duquesne 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 Duquesne University with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 17
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Duquesne Music Master’s Program

46% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of music master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from Duquesne, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Duquesne University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 36
Other Music 8
General Music 6

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 PA, the home state for Duquesne University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740
Music Directors and Composers 400 $46,010
Sound Engineering Technicians 190 $45,540

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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