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. Of the 697 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northwestern - St Paul in 2021, 9 of them were music majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Northwestern 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Music Schools	336
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	417
Most Popular Music Schools	519

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

The music program at Northwestern awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going 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 10% more women than average.

About 89% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Drama & Theater 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

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