Music at Indiana University - Bloomington

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Indiana University - Bloomington stacks up to those at other schools.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 students attend the school each year.

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

IU Bloomington Music Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Music (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Music
Master’s Degree in Music

IU Bloomington Music Rankings

The music major at IU Bloomington 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.

There were 41 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Music Bachelor’s Program

48% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at IU Bloomington since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	85
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

IU Bloomington Music Master’s Program

50% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Bloomington with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	77
International Students	70
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Indiana University - Bloomington. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Indiana University - Bloomington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	277
Other Music	31
Stringed Instruments	27
Voice Performance	11
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	8
Keyboard Instruments	8
Music Pedagogy	5
General Music	3
Brass Instruments	2
Woodwind Instruments	1

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,030	$68,070
Music Directors and Composers	140	$66,460

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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