Music at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 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.

UIUC Music Degrees Available

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

UIUC Music Rankings

The music major at UIUC 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 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Music Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	30
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIUC Music Master’s Program

50% Women

16% 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 UIUC, 54% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	102
Voice Performance	8
Music Performance	7
Jazz Studies	4
Other Music	4
Music Theory & Composition	2
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	2

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 Urbana-Champaign.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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