Music at Metropolitan State University of Denver

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Metropolitan State University of Denver is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086. In 2021, 30 music majors received their bachelor's degree from MSU Denver.

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

MSU Denver Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

MSU Denver Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at MSU Denver 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 MSU Denver 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	143
Most Popular Music Schools	215

Earnings of MSU Denver Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Denver is $18,734. This is less than $24,982, which is the national average of all music majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Music Student Demographics at MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Music Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a bachelor's degree in music from MSU Denver. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MSU Denver 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
• Design & Applied 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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,880	$60,820
Sound Engineering Technicians	140	$52,990
Music Directors and Composers	100	$50,800

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
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.