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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. In 2021, 3 music majors received their bachelor's degree from USD.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at USD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 8
Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools 11
88
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 95
102
Most Popular Music Schools 365

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in music from USD. This makes it the #133 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 3 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USD, about 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

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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 4% 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 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

USD Music Master’s Program

50% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in music from USD. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from USD, 75% 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 9
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

USD also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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