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Music at Shepherd University

Music at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and approximately 3,159 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.

Shepherd University Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Shepherd University Music Rankings

The music major at Shepherd 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 Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University Music Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
20% 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 Shepherd University since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Shepherd 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 Shepherd University 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 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Shepherd University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 3
Music Performance 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 WV, the home state for Shepherd University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers 3,790 $47,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 660 $52,560

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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