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Music at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Music at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 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.

UWM Music Degrees Available

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

UWM Music Rankings

The music major at UWM 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 UWM

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

UWM Music Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UWM 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 - Milwaukee 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 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UWM Music Master’s Program

51% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of music master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from UWM, 60% 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 - Milwaukee with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 28
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 38

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 - Milwaukee.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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