Music at North Carolina Central University

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

North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,078.

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

North Carolina Central University Music Degrees Available

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

North Carolina Central University Music Rankings

The music major at North Carolina Central University 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.

Music Student Demographics at North Carolina Central University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at North Carolina Central University.

North Carolina Central University Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at North Carolina Central University since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 North Carolina Central University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

North Carolina Central University Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of music master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Music

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	7
Jazz Studies	2

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• General Visual & Performing 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 NC, the home state for North Carolina Central University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Sound Engineering Technicians	230	$51,060
Music Directors and Composers	90	$48,920

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 RDUpedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.