Music at Ohio State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study music, take a look at what Ohio State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369.

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

Ohio State Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

Ohio State Music Rankings

The music major at Ohio State 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.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Ohio State 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ohio State Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of music master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Ohio State, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	44
Music Performance	14
Jazz Studies	6
Music Theory & Composition	2
Music History	1

Related Majors

• Arts & Media Management
• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	4,110	$84,160
Music Directors and Composers	340	$44,920
Sound Engineering Technicians	180	$48,060

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.