Music at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 39 music majors received their bachelor's degree from UGA.

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

UGA Music Degrees Available

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

UGA Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at UGA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at UGA 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
Most Popular Music Schools	80
	170
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in music from UGA. This makes it the #94 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from UGA in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UGA Music Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Music from UGA in 2020-2021, 72% were men and 28% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from UGA, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UGA also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Dance
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,390	$66,740
Sound Engineering Technicians	530	$62,640
Music Directors and Composers	200	$73,470

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.