Music at Winston - Salem State University

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at Winston - Salem State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 5,169 students attend the school each year.

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

WSSU Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

WSSU Music Rankings

The music major at WSSU 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 WSSU

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

WSSU Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at WSSU since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 69% 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 Winston - Salem State University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Music

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	11

Related Majors

• 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 NC, the home state for Winston - Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Sound Engineering Technicians	230	$51,060
Music Directors and Composers	90	$48,920

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 Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.