Music at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and approximately 40,826 students attend the school each year.

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

UC Music Degrees Available

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

UC Music Rankings

The music major at UC 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 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UC

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

UC Music Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UC since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UC 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 Cincinnati - Main Campus with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	52
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UC Music Master’s Program

50% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from UC, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	54
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 Cincinnati - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	192
Music Theory & Composition	24
Conducting	15
Keyboard Instruments	12
Voice Performance	7
Music History	2
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	1

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 OH, the home state for University of Cincinnati - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	4,110	$84,160
Music Directors and Composers	340	$44,920
Sound Engineering Technicians	180	$48,060

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
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