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 North Central College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in music, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 North Central was ranked #290 on College Factual's Best Schools for music list. It is also ranked #16 in Illinois.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at North Central was $1,280 per credit hour 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 | |
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Tuition | $41,000 | $41,000 |
Fees | $180 | $180 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,782 | $11,782 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,722 | $1,722 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at North Central in Music walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 10% higher than the national average of $24,538.
music who receive their bachelor’s degree from North Central make an average of $32,569 a year during the early days of their career. That is 30% higher than the national average of $25,137.
North Central 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 North Central Online Learning page.
About 12.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in music in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the music bachelor’s degrees at North Central in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Music | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Design & Applied Arts | 23 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 15 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 6 |
*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.