Music at Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale College stacks up to those at other schools.

Hillsdale College is located in Hillsdale, Michigan and approximately 1,543 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Hillsdale College.

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

Hillsdale College Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Hillsdale College Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how Hillsdale College 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 Hillsdale College 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	239
Most Focused Music Schools	320
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	592
Most Popular Music Schools	712

Music Student Demographics at Hillsdale College

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

Hillsdale College Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Hillsdale College since its program graduates 34% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hillsdale College with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Hillsdale College 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 MI, the home state for Hillsdale College.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.