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If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas at El Paso. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,981 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at El Paso in 2021, 25 of them were music majors.

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

UTEP Music Degrees Available

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

UTEP Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at UTEP 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 UTEP 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
Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools 93
Most Focused Music Master’s Degree Schools 126
Most Focused Music Schools 495

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in music from UTEP. This makes it the #94 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UTEP Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTEP is $48,653. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 95% higher than the national average of $24,982 for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

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Music Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP Music Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 25 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UTEP, about 68% were men and 32% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% 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 The University of Texas at El Paso 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 22
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UTEP Music Master’s Program

39% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 18 students who graduated with a master’s in music from UTEP in 2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

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In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 2
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UTEP 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

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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