General Music at Northwestern University

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general music, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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

Northwestern General Music Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Music

Northwestern General Music Rankings

The general music major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in general music, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Music Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Music Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of general music bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's in general music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That General Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370

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
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