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Music at Oregon State University

Music at Oregon State University

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

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and has a total student population of 32,312.

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

Oregon State Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Oregon State Music Rankings

The music major at Oregon 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.

Music Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Music Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Oregon 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 Oregon State University with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oregon State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 28

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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers 10,390 $72,640
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,350 $75,800
Music Directors and Composers 830 $46,000
Sound Engineering Technicians 400 $43,180

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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