Music at University of Miami

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and has a total student population of 17,809.

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

U Miami Music Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Music (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Music
Master’s Degree in Music

U Miami Music Rankings

The music major at U Miami 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 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at U Miami

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

U Miami Music Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at U Miami are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Miami with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	51
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

U Miami Music Master’s Program

41% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of music master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from U Miami, 63% 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 Miami with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	34
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Miami. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	51
Jazz Studies	43
Other Music	39
Music Theory & Composition	16
Voice Performance	11
Keyboard Instruments	11
General Music	8
Conducting	4
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	3
Music Pedagogy	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 FL, the home state for University of Miami.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,520	$72,670
Sound Engineering Technicians	900	$56,010
Music Directors and Composers	640	$72,420

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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