Music at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 25,108.

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

UNL Music Degrees Available

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

UNL Music Rankings

The music major at UNL 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 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UNL since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UNL are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNL Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of music master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from UNL, 100% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Nebraska - Lincoln. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	57

Related Majors

• Dance
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Design & Applied 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	440	$70,680
Music Directors and Composers	40	$46,650

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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