Music at University of Iowa

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 Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. In 2021, 43 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa.

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

Iowa Music Degrees Available

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

Iowa Music Rankings

The music major at Iowa 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.

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in music from Iowa. This makes it the #76 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Music Graduates from Iowa Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $32,047. This is 28% higher than $24,982, which is the national average for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

Music Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Iowa Music Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 music majors earned their master's degree from Iowa. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Other Visual Art
• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,110	$80,700
Music Directors and Composers	60	$52,430
Sound Engineering Technicians	60	$54,020

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.