Music at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Music Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Music Rankings

The music major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Music Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UNC Chapel Hill are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNC Chapel Hill Music Master’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	28
Music Performance	15
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	7

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Sound Engineering Technicians	230	$51,060
Music Directors and Composers	90	$48,920

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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