Music at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565. 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.

UWM Music Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Music

UWM Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Music Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 music majors earned their master's degree from UWM. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from UWM, 70% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in music.

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

Related Majors

• Dance
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,820	$75,220
Music Directors and Composers	90	$71,350
Sound Engineering Technicians	60	$58,930

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.