Music at Tarleton State University

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

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and has a total student population of 14,016. Of the 2,760 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tarleton State University in 2021, 11 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.

Tarleton Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Tarleton Music Rankings

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

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 Tarleton 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
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
Best Value Music Schools	116
	205
Most Focused Music Schools	902

How Much Do Music Graduates from Tarleton Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tarleton is $29,088. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $24,982 for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

Music Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Music Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in music from Tarleton. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Tarleton 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 Tarleton State University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 TX, the home state for Tarleton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Music Directors and Composers	890	$61,210
Sound Engineering Technicians	650	$59,810

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.