Music at Utah Valley University

If you plan to study music, take a look at what Utah Valley University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and has a total student population of 40,936.

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

UVU Music Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Music (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Music
• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

UVU Music Rankings

The music major at UVU 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 UVU

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

UVU Music Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of music associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in music only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at UVU may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 40% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in music at UVU are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

UVU Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UVU since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Utah Valley University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	8
General Music	6
Music Technology	6

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Dance
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Design & Applied 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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

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 uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.