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Music Performance at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Music Performance at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you plan to study music performance, take a look at what University of South Carolina - Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year.

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

UofSC Music Performance Degrees Available

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

UofSC Music Performance Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in music performance, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Performance Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Music Performance Master’s Program

70% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of music performance master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music performance master's degree from UofSC, 80% 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 performance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Music Performance Grads May Go Into

A degree in music performance 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 800 $61,680
Music Directors and Composers 100 $53,700

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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