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Music at University of Massachusetts - Boston

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if University of Massachusetts - Boston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259. In 2021, 12 music majors received their bachelor's degree from UMass Boston.

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

UMass Boston Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

UMass Boston Music Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at UMass Boston 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
233

Music Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Music Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UMass Boston since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in music.

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

UMass Boston 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Music Directors and Composers 260 $56,200
Sound Engineering Technicians 190 $57,110

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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