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Music at The University of Montana

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at The University of Montana stacks up to those at other schools.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in music from UM.

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

UM Music Degrees Available

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

UM Music Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at UM 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 Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 409

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in music from UM. This makes it the #253 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Music Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The music program at UM awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UM 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UM Music Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The music program at UM awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from UM, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation Jobs in MT Average Salary in MT
High School Teachers 3,880 $50,670
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 260 $55,730
Music Directors and Composers 160 $29,100

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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