Music at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in music from UW.

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 Music Degrees Available

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

UW Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at UW 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 UW 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
	43
Best Value Music Schools	58

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in music from UW. This makes it the #113 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 music majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW Music Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 music majors earned their master's degree from UW. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wyoming with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
High School Teachers	1,850	$60,620
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	180	$61,490

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.