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.

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

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to 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 29% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 69% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northeastern Illinois University Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	20

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.