by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Music Performance. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Music is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Virginia Commonwealth 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at VCU was ranked #213 on College Factual's Best Schools for music list. It is also ranked #7 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for VCU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at VCU was $1,135 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $423 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,179 | $32,827 |
| Fees | $2,531 | $3,221 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,504 | $11,504 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,283 | $5,283 |
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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 VCU in Music walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 10% higher than the national average of $24,538.
music who receive their bachelor’s degree from VCU make an average of $23,649 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% lower than the national average of $25,137.
Online degrees for the VCU 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 VCU Online Learning page.
About 45.8% 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 VCU in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music Performance | 48 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 32 |
| Dance | 16 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 278 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 36 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 69 |
*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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