Music at West Texas A&M University

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at West Texas A&M University stacks up to those at other schools.

West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and has a total student population of 10,036.

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

West Texas A&M University Music Degrees Available

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

West Texas A&M University Music Rankings

The music major at West Texas A&M University 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 West Texas A&M University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at West Texas A&M University.

West Texas A&M University Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at West Texas A&M University since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at West Texas A&M University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Texas A&M University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

West Texas A&M University 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 West Texas A&M University with a master's in music.

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

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at West Texas A&M University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Texas A&M University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	47

Related Majors

• Dance
• Design & Applied Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Drama & Theater 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 TX, the home state for West Texas A&M University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Music Directors and Composers	890	$61,210
Sound Engineering Technicians	650	$59,810

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 J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.