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Music at University of Illinois at Chicago

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at University of Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. Of the 5,247 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2021, 13 of them were music majors.

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

UIC Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

UIC Music Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at UIC 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
Best Value Music Schools 338

Music Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Music Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in music from UIC. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 Illinois at 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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