by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Eastern Michigan University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in music, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Eastern Michigan was ranked #517 on College Factual's Best Schools for music list. It is also ranked #12 in Michigan.
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Part-time undergraduates at Eastern Michigan paid an average of $450 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| Fees | $1,795 | $1,795 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,350 | $11,350 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,142 | $2,142 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Music students who received their bachelor’s degree at Eastern Michigan took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 26% higher than the national average of $24,538.
The median early career salary of music students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan is $27,476 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $25,137.
Online degrees for the Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan Online Learning page.
About 71.4% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in music in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46.1%.
Around 28.6% of music bachelor’s degree recipients at Eastern Michigan in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Music | 4 |
| Music Performance | 3 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 4 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 12 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 31 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 32 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 36 |
*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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