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Music at Simpson College

Music at Simpson College

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

Simpson College is located in Indianola, Iowa and approximately 1,267 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.

Simpson College Music Degrees Available

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

Simpson College Music Rankings

The music major at Simpson College 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 Simpson College

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

Simpson College Music Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Simpson College 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 Simpson College with a bachelor's in music.

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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

Simpson College Music Master’s Program

20% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of music master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Simpson College with a master's in music.

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

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 Simpson College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 6
Music Performance 1

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 IA, the home state for Simpson College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,110 $80,700
Music Directors and Composers 60 $52,430
Sound Engineering Technicians 60 $54,020

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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