Music at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,119 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Northeastern Illinois University.

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

Northeastern Illinois University Music Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Illinois University Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	326
Most Focused Music Schools	364

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in music from Northeastern Illinois University. This makes it the #184 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Northeastern Illinois University, about 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern Illinois University since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northeastern Illinois University Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of music master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University, 57% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northeastern Illinois University also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Design & Applied Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 IL, the home state for Northeastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Music Directors and Composers	370	$40,220
Sound Engineering Technicians	220	$60,500

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 Serhii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.