Music at University of Oregon

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if University of Oregon is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and approximately 21,752 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.

UO Music Degrees Available

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

UO Music Rankings

The music major at UO 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UO 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 Oregon with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	50
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UO Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of music master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Oregon. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	49
Music Performance	30
Music Theory & Composition	9
Jazz Studies	8
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	4
Conducting	3
Keyboard Instruments	1
Music Technology	1

Related Majors

• Dance
• Arts & Media Management
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Design & Applied 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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,350	$75,800
Music Directors and Composers	830	$46,000
Sound Engineering Technicians	400	$43,180

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.