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Music at University of Denver

Music at University of Denver

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

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 13,856 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.

DU Music Degrees Available

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

DU Music Rankings

The music major at DU 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.

Music Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Music Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at DU 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 Denver with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

DU Music Master’s Program

38% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of music master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Denver 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 4
White 12
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Denver. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 45
Music Performance 15
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 3
Music Technology 3
Other Music 3

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 Denver.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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