The main focus area for this major is General Music. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Music is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Monmouth 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 Monmouth was ranked #300 on College Factual's Best Schools for music list. It is also ranked #6 in New Jersey.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Monmouth paid an average of $1,157 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $39,968 | $39,968 |
Fees | $712 | $712 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,942 | $14,942 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,007 | $4,007 |
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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 Monmouth took out an average of $26,999 in student loans. That is 10% higher than the national average of $24,538.
The median early career salary of music students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Monmouth is $23,456 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $25,137.
Monmouth does not offer an online option for its music bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Monmouth Online Learning page.
About 50.0% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in music at Monmouth in 2019-2020, 38.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 20 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Music | 34 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Design & Applied Arts | 14 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 9 |
*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.