Music at Shenandoah University

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

Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and approximately 4,174 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in music from Shenandoah.

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

Shenandoah Music Degrees Available

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

Shenandoah Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Shenandoah compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Shenandoah 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools	28
	150
Best Music Schools	271
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	305

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in music from Shenandoah. This makes it the #59 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Music Graduates from Shenandoah Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at Shenandoah is $17,586. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,982 for all music students.

Music Student Demographics at Shenandoah

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

Shenandoah Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Shenandoah, about 63% were men and 37% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Shenandoah are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Shenandoah Music Master’s Program

Of the 26 music students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Shenandoah, about 54% were men and 46% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Shenandoah, 77% 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 Shenandoah University with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Shenandoah also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Arts & Media Management
• Dance
• Drama & Theater 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 VA, the home state for Shenandoah University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Sound Engineering Technicians	270	$53,780

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 Shenandoah Office of Marketing and Communications under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.