Music at Texas Tech University

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study music, take a look at what Texas Tech University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 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 Tech Music Degrees Available

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

Texas Tech Music Rankings

The music major at Texas Tech 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Music Bachelor’s Program

49% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Texas Tech since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Texas Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Tech University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Texas Tech Music Master’s Program

31% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of music master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Texas Tech, 56% 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 Texas Tech University with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Texas Tech University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	122
Keyboard Instruments	1

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 Tech 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
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