Music at Portland 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 Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Portland State University Music Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Music

Portland State University Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Music Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 music majors earned their master's degree from Portland State University. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Portland State University, 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 Portland State University with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,350	$75,800
Music Directors and Composers	830	$46,000
Sound Engineering Technicians	400	$43,180

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.