Music at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 34,742 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,440 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio in 2021, 33 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.

UTSA Music Degrees Available

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

UTSA Music Rankings

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

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 UTSA 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
	50
	99
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	123

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in music from UTSA. This makes it the #218 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Music Graduates from UTSA Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTSA is $32,974. This is 32% higher than $24,982, which is the national average for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

Music Student Demographics at UTSA

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

UTSA Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 music majors earned their bachelor's degree from UTSA. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 San Antonio with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UTSA Music Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 music majors earned their master's degree from UTSA. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 San Antonio with a master's in music.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 San Antonio.

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 BrianReading under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.