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Music at University of Central Arkansas

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

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,335. In 2021, 33 music majors received their bachelor's degree from UCA.

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

UCA Music Degrees Available

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

UCA Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at UCA 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 UCA 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 Value Music Master’s Degree Schools 15
Most Focused Music Graduate Certificate Schools 25
Best Value Music Schools 35
Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools 132

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in music from UCA. This makes it the #133 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Music Graduates from UCA Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCA is $35,220. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 41% higher than the national average of $24,982 for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

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Music Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA Music Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 33 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCA, about 61% were men and 39% were women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UCA 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 University of Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 23
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UCA Music Master’s Program

33% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in music from UCA. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from UCA, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UCA 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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers 11,480 $51,780
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 550 $57,450

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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