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Music at University of Nevada - Reno

Music at University of Nevada - Reno

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 Nevada - Reno stacks up to those at other schools.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 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.

UNR Music Degrees Available

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

UNR Music Rankings

The music major at UNR 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.

Music Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Music Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UNR are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UNR Music Master’s Program

58% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of music master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from UNR, 92% 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Nevada - Reno. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 21
Music Performance 15

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
High School Teachers 5,930 $57,910
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 400 $55,580
Sound Engineering Technicians 230 $57,010

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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