Music at University of North Texas

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 Texas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and has a total student population of 40,953. Of the 8,156 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Texas in 2021, 200 of them were music majors.

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

UNT Music Degrees Available

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

UNT Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at UNT compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at UNT 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Music Schools	4
Most Focused Music Schools	108
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
	192
Best Music Schools	219

In 2021, 75 students received their master’s degree in music from UNT. This makes it the #12 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 47 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Music Graduates from UNT Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNT is $33,408. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 34% higher than the national average of $24,982 for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

Music Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 200 music majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNT. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UNT are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Texas with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	112
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UNT Music Master’s Program

Of the 75 students who graduated with a master’s in music from UNT in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from UNT, 55% were white. This is typical 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 Texas with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	41
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNT also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 47 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Dance
• 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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Music Directors and Composers	890	$61,210
Sound Engineering Technicians	650	$59,810

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.