Music at Texas Southern University

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

TSU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,015 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in music from TSU.

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

TSU Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

TSU Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at TSU 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 TSU 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	97
Best Music Schools	164
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	543
Most Popular Music Schools	658
Most Focused Music Schools	795

How Much Do Music Graduates from TSU Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at TSU is $44,510. This is 78% higher than $24,982, which is the national average for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

Music Student Demographics at TSU

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

TSU Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music from TSU. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at TSU since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 71% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Drama & Theater 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 Texas Southern 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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.