Music at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year.

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

Temple Music Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Music (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

Temple Music Rankings

The music major at Temple 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Temple 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Temple Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of music master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Temple, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	26
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Temple University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	68
Jazz Studies	17
General Music	10
Music Technology	6
Keyboard Instruments	5
Music Theory & Composition	5
Conducting	4
Music Pedagogy	3
Voice Performance	1

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Dance
• Design & Applied Arts
• 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 PA, the home state for Temple 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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.