Music at Susquehanna University

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

Susquehanna is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,315. In 2019, 14 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Susquehanna.

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

Susquehanna Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Susquehanna Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna 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 Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Most Focused Music Schools	152
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331
Most Popular Music Schools	401

Music Student Demographics at Susquehanna

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

Susquehanna Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Susquehanna, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% women. So female students are more repesented at Susquehanna since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Susquehanna also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Design & Applied Arts

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 Susquehanna University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Janey Apfelbaum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.