Music at Northern Arizona University

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Northern Arizona University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in music.

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

NAU Music Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Music

NAU Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Music Master’s Program

Of the 10 music students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NAU, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from NAU, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a master's in music.

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

Related Majors

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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,770	$83,730
Music Directors and Composers	70	$57,810

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.