Music at University of South Carolina - Columbia

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470.

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

UofSC Music Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Music (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Music
Master’s Degree in Music

UofSC Music Rankings

The music major at UofSC 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 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Music Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UofSC since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	42
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UofSC Music Master’s Program

80% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of music master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from UofSC, 70% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	3
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 South Carolina - Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	65
Music Performance	21
Other Music	3
Conducting	2
Music Theory & Composition	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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	800	$61,680
Music Directors and Composers	100	$53,700
Sound Engineering Technicians	90	$49,210

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
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