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Music at Western Connecticut State University

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

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and approximately 5,246 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in music from WestConn.

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

WestConn Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

WestConn Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how WestConn performed in these rankings.

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 WestConn 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
Most Popular Music Schools 247
410
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 439

How Much Do Music Graduates from WestConn Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at WestConn is $20,271. This is less than $24,982, which is the national average of all music majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Music Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn Music Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The music program at WestConn awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at WestConn 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 Western Connecticut State 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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