Music at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907.

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-M Music Degrees Available

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

U-M Music Rankings

The music major at U-M 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Music Bachelor’s Program

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

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at U-M are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	58
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

U-M Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of music master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	46
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	132
General Music	21
Music History	13
Music Theory & Composition	13
Conducting	6
Keyboard Instruments	6
Stringed Instruments	6
Jazz Studies	1
Music Technology	1

Related Majors

• Design & Applied Arts
• Dance
• Other Visual Art
• 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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250
Music Directors and Composers	440	$51,180
Sound Engineering Technicians	90	$65,540

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.