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Northeastern University Bachelor’s in Music

33 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$30,409 Average Salary
$26,500 Average Student Debt

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 Northeastern 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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Rankings for the Northeastern Bachelor’s in Music

#49 in the U.S
#7 in Massachusetts

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. Northeastern is in the top 10% of the country for music. More specifically it was ranked #49 out of 697 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #7 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Northeastern.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools21
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k)22
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k)30
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k)33
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Music Graduates40
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools46
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k)46
Best Music Schools49
Best Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans50
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k)76
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k)79
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k)80
Best Music Colleges for Veterans88
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans91
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Music Graduates108
Highest Paid Music Graduates115
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music124
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k)128
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music131
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k)145
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k)148
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Music149
Most Popular Colleges for Music149
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music219
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k)230
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid)242
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k)264
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k)311
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k)554
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid)579
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k)600
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music604
Best Value Colleges for Music615
Best Value Colleges for Music (With Aid)630
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music655
Most Focused Colleges for Music679

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Music from Northeastern Cost?

$55,452 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,500 Average Student Debt

Northeastern Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Northeastern was $1,638 per credit hour 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 StateOut of State
Tuition$54,360$54,360
Fees$1,092$1,092
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$17,480$17,480
On Campus Other Expenses$1,800$1,800

Learn more about Northeastern tuition and fees.

Northeastern Music Bachelor’s Student Debt

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 Northeastern took out an average of $26,500 in student loans. That is 8% higher than the national average of $24,538.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Music From Northeastern?

$30,409 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

music who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northeastern make an average of $30,409 a year during the early days of their career. That is 21% higher than the national average of $25,137.

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Does Northeastern Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Music?

Online degrees for the Northeastern 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 Northeastern Online Learning page.

Northeastern Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Music

33 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
54.5% Women
27.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 33 students received their bachelor’s degree in music. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 54.5% 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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in music at Northeastern in 2019-2020, 27.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino7
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White19
International Students3
Other Races/Ethnicities2

Bachelor’s in Music Focus Areas at Northeastern

Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Music33

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Visual & Performing Arts16
Design & Applied Arts49
Drama & Theater Arts3
Fine & Studio Arts7

View All Music Related Majors >

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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