Music at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in music from WVU.

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

WVU Music Degrees Available

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

WVU Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at WVU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at WVU 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
Best Value Music Schools	251

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in music from WVU. This makes it the #145 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of WVU Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $24,980. This is less than $24,982, which is the national average of all music majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Music Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from WVU in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVU Music Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in music from WVU in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from WVU, 73% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVU also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Arts & Media Management
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	660	$52,560

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.