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Music at Westfield State University

If you plan to study music, take a look at what Westfield State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in music from Westfield.

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

Westfield Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Westfield Music Rankings

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

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 Westfield 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 Master’s Degree Schools 300
Most Popular Music Schools 483
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 492
Best Music Schools 523

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in music from Westfield. This is the #301 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Westfield Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at Westfield is $19,242. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,982 for all music students.

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Music Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Music Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 music majors earned their bachelor's degree from Westfield. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Westfield are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Westfield 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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Music Directors and Composers 260 $56,200
Sound Engineering Technicians 190 $57,110

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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