Music at Oakton Community College

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

Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,313.

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

Oakton Community College Music Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Music

Oakton Community College Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at Oakton Community College

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

Oakton Community College Music Associate’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of music associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in music only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at Oakton Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 54% more women than average.

Oakton Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in music graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakton 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	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oakton Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 IL, the home state for Oakton Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Music Directors and Composers	370	$40,220
Sound Engineering Technicians	220	$60,500

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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