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Music at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

If you plan to study music, take a look at what Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and approximately 10,037 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in music from IUP.

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

IUP Music Degrees Available

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

IUP Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how IUP performed in these rankings.

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 IUP 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 Schools 107
132
Best Music Schools 148

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in music from IUP. This makes it the #113 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Music Graduates from IUP Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at IUP is $32,028. This is 28% higher than $24,982, which is the national average for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

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Music Student Demographics at IUP

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

IUP Music Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 music majors earned their bachelor's degree from IUP. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at IUP since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at IUP 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 of Pennsylvania - Main Campus with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 38
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

IUP Music Master’s Program

40% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of music master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from IUP, 87% 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus 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 1
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

IUP 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 PA, the home state for Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740
Music Directors and Composers 400 $46,010
Sound Engineering Technicians 190 $45,540

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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