Music at Southwestern Michigan College

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 Southwestern Michigan College stacks up to those at other schools.

SMC is located in Dowagiac, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,759.

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

SMC Music Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Music

SMC Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Music Associate’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of music associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in music only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at SMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 54% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in music graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Southwestern Michigan College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern Michigan College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	3

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 MI, the home state for Southwestern Michigan College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250
Music Directors and Composers	440	$51,180
Sound Engineering Technicians	90	$65,540

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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