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Music at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Music at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311.

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

UNM Music Degrees Available

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

UNM Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Music Master’s Program

41% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of music master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from UNM, 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 19
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers 7,010 $55,380
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 100 $55,430
Music Directors and Composers 40 $48,440

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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