Music at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834.

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

UChicago Music Degrees Available

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

UChicago Music Rankings

The music major at UChicago 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UChicago 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 Chicago with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UChicago Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of music master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	37

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Other Visual Art
• Design & Applied Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic 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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Music Directors and Composers	370	$40,220
Sound Engineering Technicians	220	$60,500

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.