Voice Performance at Northwestern University

If you are interested in studying voice performance, 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 Voice Performance section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Voice Performance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Voice
• Master’s Degree in Voice

Northwestern Voice Performance Rankings

The voice major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Voice Performance. 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in voice. This is the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Voice Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Voice Performance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of voice bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in voice 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in voice.

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

Northwestern Voice Performance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of voice master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in voice each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a voice master's degree from Northwestern, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the voice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Musicology & Ethnomusicology
• Jazz Studies
• Music Theory & Composition
• Conducting
• Keyboard Instruments

Careers That Voice Grads May Go Into

A degree in voice 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Music Directors and Composers	370	$40,220

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

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