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Music at Baylor University

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

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and approximately 19,297 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.

Baylor Music Degrees Available

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

Baylor Music Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Music Master’s Program

45% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of music master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from Baylor, 59% 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 Baylor University with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 17
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Baylor University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 15
Keyboard Instruments 5
Conducting 4
Music Theory & Composition 2

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 TX, the home state for Baylor University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,240 $71,520
Music Directors and Composers 890 $61,210
Sound Engineering Technicians 650 $59,810

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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