by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Baylor University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in music, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Baylor was ranked #308 on College Factual's Best Schools for music list. It is also ranked #22 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for Baylor.
Part-time undergraduates at Baylor paid an average of $1,856 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $44,544 | $44,544 |
| Fees | $4,702 | $4,702 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,284 | $1,284 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,274 | $13,274 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,276 | $3,276 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Music students who received their bachelor’s degree at Baylor took out an average of $21,500 in student loans. That is 12% lower than the national average of $24,538.
The median early career salary of music students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Baylor is $14,318 per year. That is 43% lower than the national average of $25,137.
Online degrees for the Baylor music bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Baylor Online Learning page.
Women made up around 29.6% of the music students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in music at Baylor in 2019-2020, 37.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music Performance | 22 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 4 |
| Music Pedagogy | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 34 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 29 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 22 |
*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.
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