Music at Eastern Connecticut State 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 Eastern Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and has a total student population of 4,644. In 2021, 10 music majors received their bachelor's degree from ECSU.

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

ECSU Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

ECSU Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at ECSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 ECSU 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
	71
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	285
Best Value Music Schools	329
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	351
Most Focused Music Schools	451

Music Student Demographics at ECSU

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

ECSU Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Music from ECSU in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at ECSU since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at ECSU 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 Eastern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 CT, the home state for Eastern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,090	$93,250
Music Directors and Composers	130	$77,550
Sound Engineering Technicians	100	$87,420

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.