Music at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year.

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

UW - Madison Music Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Music Rankings

The music major at UW - Madison 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 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - Madison Music Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a music master's degree from UW - Madison, 77% 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Wisconsin - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	45
General Music	24

Related Majors

• Dance
• Arts & Media Management
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,820	$75,220
Music Directors and Composers	90	$71,350
Sound Engineering Technicians	60	$58,930

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.