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Music at Eastern Michigan University

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and has a total student population of 16,294. Of the 3,309 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2021, 10 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.

Eastern Michigan Music Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan 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
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 62
152

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in music from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #218 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Music Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The music program at Eastern Michigan awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Eastern Michigan since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Eastern Michigan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Eastern Michigan Music Master’s Program

60% Women
Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in music from Eastern Michigan in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 100% 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 Eastern Michigan 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 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Eastern Michigan 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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250
Music Directors and Composers 440 $51,180
Sound Engineering Technicians 90 $65,540

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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