Music at Shaw University

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 1,283 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.

Shaw University Music Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Shaw University Music Rankings

The music major at Shaw 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 Shaw University

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

Shaw University Music Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Shaw University since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
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 Shaw University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	2

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 NC, the home state for Shaw University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Sound Engineering Technicians	230	$51,060
Music Directors and Composers	90	$48,920

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
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