Music at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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

Portland State University Music Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Music Rankings

The music major at Portland State University 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 Portland State University

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

Portland State University Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Portland State University 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Portland State University Music Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Portland State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Portland State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	22
General Music	5
Music Theory & Composition	3
Conducting	3
Voice Performance	3
Keyboard Instruments	2

Related Majors

• Other Visual Art
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 OR, the home state for Portland 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.