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Music at Rhode Island College

Music at Rhode Island College

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Rhode Island College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072.

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

RIC Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

RIC Music Rankings

The music major at RIC 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 RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Music Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at RIC since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at RIC 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 Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in music.

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

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 Rhode Island College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 7
Music Performance 3

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers 4,410 $71,440
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 710 $83,080
Music Directors and Composers 40 $64,200

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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