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Music at University of Northwestern - St Paul

Music at University of Northwestern - St Paul

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

Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 3,506.

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

Northwestern Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Northwestern Music Rankings

The music major at Northwestern 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 Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at University of Northwestern - St Paul.

Northwestern Music Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Northwestern 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 University of Northwestern - St Paul with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 University of Northwestern - St Paul. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 6
Music Performance 2
Music Theory & Composition 1

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 MN, the home state for University of Northwestern - St Paul.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers 20,940 $64,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,030 $78,950
Music Directors and Composers 200 $88,570
Sound Engineering Technicians 170 $42,840

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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