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Music Performance at Portland State University

Music Performance at Portland State University

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

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 Performance section at the bottom of this page.

Portland State University Music Performance Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Music Performance Rankings

The music performance major at Portland State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Performance. 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 Performance Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Music Performance Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music performance bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music performance 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 performance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Portland State University Music Performance Master’s Program

29% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of music performance master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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In the music performance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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

Careers That Music Performance Grads May Go Into

A degree in music performance 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,350 $75,800
Music Directors and Composers 830 $46,000

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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