Music at Western Colorado University

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Western.

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

Western Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Western Music Rankings

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

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 Western 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	387
	446
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	448
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	526
Most Focused Music Schools	657
Most Popular Music Schools	892

Music Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Music Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in music from Western. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Western since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Western 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 Colorado University with a bachelor's in music.

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

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

Related Majors

• Arts & Media Management
• 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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,880	$60,820
Sound Engineering Technicians	140	$52,990
Music Directors and Composers	100	$50,800

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.