Music at Samford University
Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 5,729 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.
Samford Music Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Music
- Master’s Degree in Music
Samford Music Rankings
The music major at Samford 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 Samford
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Samford University.
Samford Music Bachelor’s Program
About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Samford 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 Samford University with a bachelor's in music.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Samford Music Master’s Program
Of the students who received a music master's degree from Samford, 60% 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 Samford University with a master's in music.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Music
The following music concentations are available at Samford University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Samford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Voice Performance | 4 |
Keyboard Instruments | 2 |
General Music | 1 |
Music Performance | 1 |
Music Theory & Composition | 1 |
Related Majors
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 AL, the home state for Samford University.
Occupation | Jobs in AL | Average Salary in AL |
---|---|---|
High School Teachers | 16,270 | $51,180 |
Art, Drama, and Music Professors | 730 | $65,560 |
Music Directors and Composers | 80 | $75,050 |
Sound Engineering Technicians | 60 | $39,140 |
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 Sweetmoose6 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.