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Music at Texas State University

Music at Texas State University

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

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 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.

Texas State Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music
  • Master’s Degree in Music

Texas State Music Rankings

The music major at Texas State 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.

Music Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Music Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 State University with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Texas State Music Master’s Program

37% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of music master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 8
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Texas State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 81
Music Performance 9

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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