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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in music from Shepherd University.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how Shepherd University performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Music Schools	128
	167
Most Focused Music Schools	508
Most Popular Music Schools	712

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

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from Shepherd University in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were 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 34% more women than average.

About 100% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Shepherd University also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ecragg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.