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Music at East Carolina University

Music at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798.

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

ECU Music Degrees Available

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

ECU Music Rankings

The music major at ECU 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 ECU

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

ECU Music Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at ECU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

ECU Music Master’s Program

44% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of music master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from ECU, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Carolina 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 15
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 41

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 East Carolina University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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