by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at University of Illinois at Chicago. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in music, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UIC was $804 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $456 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,105 | $26,726 |
| Fees | $3,322 | $3,322 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,470 | $3,470 |
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Online degrees for the UIC 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 UIC Online Learning page.
About 44.4% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in music in 2019-2020 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 UIC in 2019-2020, 66.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Music | 5 |
| Music Performance | 2 |
| Jazz Studies | 2 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 8 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 68 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 25 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 33 |
| Arts & Media Management | 3 |
*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.
