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Music at Grinnell College

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Grinnell College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

Grinnell is located in Grinnell, Iowa and approximately 1,493 students attend the school each year. Of the 496 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College in 2021, 5 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.

Grinnell Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Grinnell Music Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Grinnell 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 313
Most Focused Music Schools 402
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 592
Most Popular Music Schools 712

Music Student Demographics at Grinnell

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

Grinnell Music Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from Grinnell in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Grinnell 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 Grinnell College with a bachelor's in music.

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

Grinnell 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 IA, the home state for Grinnell College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,110 $80,700
Music Directors and Composers 60 $52,430
Sound Engineering Technicians 60 $54,020

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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