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Music at Iowa State University

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 Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in music from Iowa State.

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

Iowa State Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Iowa State Music Rankings

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

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 Iowa State 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 343

Music Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Music Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa State, about 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Iowa State 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 Iowa State University.

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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