by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at St Olaf College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in music, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for music majors, St. Olaf came in at #26. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Minnesota.
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Part-time undergraduates at St. Olaf paid an average of $1,610 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $51,450 | $51,450 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,660 | $11,660 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $900 | $900 |
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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 St. Olaf in Music walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $24,538.
music who receive their bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf make an average of $29,141 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% higher than the national average of $25,137.
St. Olaf 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 St. Olaf Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in music in 2019-2020, 48.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 46.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in music at St. Olaf in 2019-2020, 22.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 38 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Music | 27 |
| Music Performance | 19 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 1 |
| Other Music | 3 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 7 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 14 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 3 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 43 |
*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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