Music at Oakland Community College

If you plan to study music, take a look at what Oakland Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Oakland Community College is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan and approximately 14,511 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.

Oakland Community College Music Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Music

Oakland Community College Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at Oakland Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Oakland Community College.

Oakland Community College Music Associate’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of music associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in music only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at Oakland Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in music at Oakland Community College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Oakland Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in music graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakland Community College with a associate's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oakland Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	4

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 MI, the home state for Oakland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250
Music Directors and Composers	440	$51,180
Sound Engineering Technicians	90	$65,540

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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