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. Of the 4,533 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Oregon in 2021, 65 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.

UO Music Degrees Available

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

UO Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at UO 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools	78

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in music from UO. This makes it the #53 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UO Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at UO is $17,495. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,982 for all music 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, 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 UO since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 58% 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	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	38
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UO Music Master’s Program

Of the 29 music students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UO, about 45% were men and 55% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from UO, 69% 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 Oregon with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UO also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.