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Music at University of Puget Sound

Music at University of Puget Sound

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 Puget Sound stacks up to those at other schools.

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,130 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.

Puget Sound Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Puget Sound Music Rankings

The music major at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound Music Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Puget Sound are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Puget Sound. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 4
Music Performance 4
Keyboard Instruments 1

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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,930 $67,430
Sound Engineering Technicians 160 $77,020
Music Directors and Composers 140 $71,980

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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