Music at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and approximately 7,869 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 music majors received their bachelor's degree from UMass Dartmouth.

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 Dartmouth Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

UMass Dartmouth Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how UMass Dartmouth performed in these rankings.

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 UMass Dartmouth 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	417
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	480
Best Value Music Schools	514
Most Focused Music Schools	762

Music Student Demographics at UMass Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from UMass Dartmouth in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UMass Dartmouth since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UMass Dartmouth are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 - Dartmouth with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Design & Applied 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By User: LGagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.