by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. 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.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for music majors, U-M came in at #24. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for U-M.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at U-M paid an average of $2,204 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $656 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,520 | $53,669 |
| Fees | $428 | $428 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,048 | $1,048 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,034 | $12,034 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,454 | $2,454 |
Learn more about U-M tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Music students who received their bachelor’s degree at U-M took out an average of $17,932 in student loans. That is 27% lower than the national average of $24,538.
The median early career salary of music students who receive their bachelor’s degree from U-M is $26,850 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $25,137.
U-M 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 U-M Online Learning page.
Women made up around 54.3% of the music students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in music at U-M in 2019-2020, 29.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 46 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Music | 10 |
| Music History | 7 |
| Music Performance | 53 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 4 |
| Music Technology | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 16 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 62 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 74 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 152 |
| Other Visual Art | 10 |
*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.
