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Music at University of Alabama at Birmingham

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if University of Alabama at Birmingham is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in music from UAB.

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

UAB Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

UAB Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at UAB 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 UAB 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 Schools 193
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 267

How Much Do Music Graduates from UAB Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAB is $33,272. This is 33% higher than $24,982, which is the national average for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

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Music Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Music Bachelor’s Program

24% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Music from UAB in 2020-2021, 76% were men and 24% were women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UAB are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UAB 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers 16,270 $51,180
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 730 $65,560
Music Directors and Composers 80 $75,050
Sound Engineering Technicians 60 $39,140

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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