Music is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Ohio State University - Main Campus. 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, 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 Ohio State was ranked #173 on College Factual's Best Schools for music list. It is also ranked #7 in Ohio.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Ohio State paid an average of $1,358 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $442 per credit hour. 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 | $10,615 | $32,599 |
Fees | $903 | $903 |
Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,066 | $13,066 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,998 | $2,998 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Ohio State in Music walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 6% higher than the national average of $24,538.
music who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ohio State make an average of $21,964 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% lower than the national average of $25,137.
Online degrees for the Ohio State 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 Ohio State Online Learning page.
About 47.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in music in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 46.1%.
Around 21.7% of music bachelor’s degree recipients at Ohio State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 18 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Music | 9 |
Music Performance | 10 |
Music Theory & Composition | 1 |
Jazz Studies | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Dance | 17 |
Design & Applied Arts | 43 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 20 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 26 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 111 |
*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.