Music at Oklahoma City University

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at Oklahoma City University stacks up to those at other schools.

OCU is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and approximately 2,617 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 66 music majors received their bachelor's degree from OCU.

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

OCU Music Degrees Available

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

OCU Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at OCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at OCU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Music Master’s Degree Schools	19
Most Focused Music Schools	27
Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools	59
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	171
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	274

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in music from OCU. This makes it the #59 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Music Graduates from OCU Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at OCU is $19,602. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,982 for all music students.

Music Student Demographics at OCU

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

OCU Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 66 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from OCU in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at OCU since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at OCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

OCU Music Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a master's degree in music from OCU. About 73% were men and 27% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from OCU, 58% 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 Oklahoma City University with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

OCU also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Design & Applied Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Arts & Media Management
• Dance

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 OK, the home state for Oklahoma City University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	810	$54,850
Music Directors and Composers	90	$38,530

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 Matthew Rutledge under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.