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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. Of the 5,233 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University in 2021, 21 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.

ECU Music Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? ECU offers distance education options for music at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

ECU Music Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Music Graduate Certificate Schools 77
Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools 77

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in music from ECU. This makes it the #86 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

57% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from ECU, about 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 ECU since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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About 62% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

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 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

ECU Music Master’s Program

35% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The music program at ECU awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 65% of these degrees went to men with the other 35% going to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from ECU, 60% 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 30% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

ECU 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 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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