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Music at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

SRU is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,860. Of the 1,721 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 15 of them were music majors.

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

SRU Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Online Classes Are Available at SRU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SRU offers distance education options for music at the following degree levels:

SRU Music Rankings

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

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 SRU 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
Most Popular Online Music Schools 13
Best Music Schools 55

How Much Do Music Graduates from SRU Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at SRU is $37,538. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 50% higher than the national average of $24,982 for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

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Music Student Demographics at SRU

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

SRU Music Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 music majors earned their bachelor's degree from SRU. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at SRU 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 PA, the home state for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740
Music Directors and Composers 400 $46,010
Sound Engineering Technicians 190 $45,540

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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