Music at Gustavus Adolphus College

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 Gustavus Adolphus College stacks up to those at other schools.

Gustavus Adolphus is located in Saint Peter, Minnesota and approximately 2,230 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Gustavus Adolphus.

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

Gustavus Adolphus Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Gustavus Adolphus Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Gustavus Adolphus 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 Gustavus Adolphus 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 Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	452
Most Popular Music Schools	564

Music Student Demographics at Gustavus Adolphus

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

Gustavus Adolphus Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Gustavus Adolphus, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Gustavus Adolphus since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Gustavus Adolphus 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 Gustavus Adolphus College with a bachelor's in music.

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

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

Related Majors

• Dance
• 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 MN, the home state for Gustavus Adolphus College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,030	$78,950
Music Directors and Composers	200	$88,570
Sound Engineering Technicians	170	$42,840

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
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