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Music at East Carolina University

Music at East Carolina 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 East Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 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.

ECU Music Degrees Available

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

ECU Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Music Master’s Program

44% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of music master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from ECU, 83% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 20

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 East Carolina 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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