Music at University of Utah

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at University of Utah stacks up to those at other schools.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081. Of the 5,437 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Utah in 2021, 58 of them were music majors.

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

U of U Music Degrees Available

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

U of U Music Rankings

The music major at U of U 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.

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in music from U of U. This makes it the #76 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Music Graduates from U of U Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at U of U is $21,696. This is less than $24,982, which is the national average of all music majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Music Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Music Bachelor’s Program

The music program at U of U awarded 58 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 52% of these degrees went to men with the other 48% going to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at U of U since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	46
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

U of U Music Master’s Program

Of the 22 music students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from U of U, about 41% were men and 59% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from U of U, 73% 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 Utah with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

U of U also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Other Visual Art
• Design & Applied Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Dance

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,280	$80,850
Sound Engineering Technicians	240	$30,240
Music Directors and Composers	50	$57,780

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
• Image Credit: By University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.