Music at Western Illinois University

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at Western Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490.

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

WIU Music Degrees Available

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

WIU Music Rankings

The music major at WIU 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 WIU

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

WIU Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at WIU since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at WIU 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 Illinois University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WIU 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.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from WIU, 64% 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 Western Illinois University with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Music

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	34
General Music	10

Related Majors

• Other Visual Art
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Music Directors and Composers	370	$40,220
Sound Engineering Technicians	220	$60,500

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.