Music at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received a bachelor's degree in music from UT Austin.

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

UT Austin Music Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at UT Austin compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at UT Austin 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
	22

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in music from UT Austin. This makes it the #30 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Austin Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $46,478. This is 86% higher than $24,982, which is the national average for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

Music Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Austin since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UT Austin 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 Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	37
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Austin Music Master’s Program

The music program at UT Austin awarded 47 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 55% of these degrees went to men with the other 45% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 36 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Dance
• Design & Applied Arts
• General Visual & Performing 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.