Music at University of Memphis

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 Memphis stacks up to those at other schools.

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 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.

UofM Music Degrees Available

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

UofM Music Rankings

The music major at UofM 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UofM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Memphis with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UofM Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of music master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from UofM, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Memphis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	69
Other Music	28

Related Majors

• Design & Applied Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,350	$56,040
Sound Engineering Technicians	360	$56,940

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.