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Temple University Bachelor’s in Music

65 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$20,140 Average Salary
$26,000 Average Student Debt

Music is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Temple 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 Temple Bachelor’s in Music

#363 in the U.S
#19 in Pennsylvania

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 Temple was ranked #363 on College Factual's Best Schools for music list. It is also ranked #19 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Temple.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Music 27
Most Popular Colleges for Music 30
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music 33
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music 49
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music 57
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 66
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music 71
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Music Graduates 76
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid) 77
Best Music Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 80
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 81
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 81
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 81
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 82
Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools 84
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music 93
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools 150
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music 164
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 196
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Music Graduates 203
Best Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 207
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 209
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 213
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid) 215
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 222
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 224
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 333
Most Focused Colleges for Music 346
Best Music Schools 363
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music 388
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 398
Best Value Colleges for Music 398
Best Music Colleges for Veterans 401
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 440
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid) 445
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 454
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 478
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 479
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 486
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 494
Best Value Colleges for Music (With Aid) 505
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 512
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music 515
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 534
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 535
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Music Graduates 538
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 546
Highest Paid Music Graduates 594

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

$16,970 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,000 Average Student Debt

Temple Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Temple paid an average of $1,208 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $670 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $16,080 $28,992
Fees $890 $890
Books and Supplies $1,494 $1,494
On Campus Room and Board $14,778 $14,778
On Campus Other Expenses $2,462 $2,462

Learn more about Temple tuition and fees.

Temple 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Temple in Music walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 6% higher than the national average of $24,538.

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

$20,140 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

music who receive their bachelor’s degree from Temple make an average of $20,140 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% lower than the national average of $25,137.

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Does Temple Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Music?

Online degrees for the Temple 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 Temple Online Learning page.

Temple Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Music

65 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
35.4% Women
23.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 65 bachelor’s degrees in music handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 35.4% of the music students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less 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 Temple in 2019-2020, 23.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 44
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Bachelor’s in Music Focus Areas at Temple

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Music 4
Music History 1
Music Performance 21
Music Theory & Composition 9
Jazz Studies 19

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Visual & Performing Arts 11
Dance 23
Design & Applied Arts 54
Drama & Theater Arts 74
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 169

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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