Music at Wesleyan University

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

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,053.

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

Wesleyan U Music Degrees Available

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

Wesleyan U Music Rankings

The music major at Wesleyan 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Wesleyan 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Wesleyan U Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Music

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Music	18
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	1

Related Majors

• Dance
• Arts & Media Management
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic 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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,090	$93,250
Music Directors and Composers	130	$77,550
Sound Engineering Technicians	100	$87,420

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 Steadyjohn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.