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Music at University of South Dakota

Music at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.

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

USD Music Degrees Available

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

USD Music Rankings

The music major at USD 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 USD

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

USD Music Bachelor’s Program

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

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at USD are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Dakota 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 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

USD Music Master’s Program

57% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of music master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from USD, 93% 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 Dakota 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 0
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 South Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 13
Music Performance 2

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
High School Teachers 3,520 $42,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 190 $64,020

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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