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Music at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. In 2021, 14 music majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUC.

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

SIUC Music Degrees Available

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

SIUC Music Rankings

The music major at SIUC 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.

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in music from SIUC. This makes it the #133 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Music Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The music program at SIUC awarded 14 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SIUC Music Master’s Program

75% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in music from SIUC. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

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In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SIUC 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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Music Directors and Composers 370 $40,220
Sound Engineering Technicians 220 $60,500

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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