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Music at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 21 music majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUE.

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

SIUE Music Degrees Available

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

SIUE Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at SIUE compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at SIUE 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
33
Most Focused Music Graduate Certificate Schools 57
Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools 61
153
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools 173
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 311
Best Music Schools 318

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in music from SIUE. This makes it the #184 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SIUE Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUE is $21,831. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,982 for all music students.

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Music Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE Music Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Music from SIUE in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at SIUE since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at SIUE 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 Edwardsville 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 2
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SIUE Music Master’s Program

43% Women
The music program at SIUE awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from SIUE, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 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 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SIUE 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 Edwardsville.

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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