Music at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 24,723 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 105 music majors received their bachelor's degree from CU Anschutz.

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

CU Anschutz Music Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CU Anschutz

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CU Anschutz does offer online courses in music for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

CU Anschutz Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at CU Anschutz 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 CU Anschutz 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
	127
Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools	132
	304

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

How Much Do Music Graduates from CU Anschutz Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU Anschutz is $24,558. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,982 for all music students.

Music Student Demographics at CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 105 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from CU Anschutz in 2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at CU Anschutz 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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	74
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

CU Anschutz Music Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in music from CU Anschutz. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from CU Anschutz, 75% 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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,880	$60,820
Sound Engineering Technicians	140	$52,990
Music Directors and Composers	100	$50,800

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.