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Music at American University

Music at American 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 American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001.

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

The American University Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

The American University Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at The American University

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

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers 3,850 $65,180
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 490 $100,590
Music Directors and Composers 90 $77,220
Sound Engineering Technicians 60 $79,410

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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