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Music at University of Rhode Island

Music at University of Rhode Island

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at University of Rhode Island. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 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.

URI Music Degrees Available

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

URI Music Rankings

The music major at URI 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 URI

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

URI Music Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at URI since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

URI Music Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of music master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at University of Rhode Island. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 23

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers 4,410 $71,440
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 710 $83,080
Music Directors and Composers 40 $64,200

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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