The main focus area for this major is General Music. 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 Wayne State University. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Wayne State paid an average of $996 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $434 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $13,024 | $29,894 |
Fees | $1,605 | $1,605 |
Books and Supplies | $1,246 | $1,246 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,694 | $10,694 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,068 | $4,068 |
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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 Wayne State in Music walked away with an average of $25,750 in student debt. That is 5% higher than the national average of $24,538.
The median early career salary of music students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wayne State is $28,236 per year. That is 12% higher than the national average of $25,137.
Online degrees for the Wayne State 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 Wayne State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in music in 2019-2020, 35.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in music at Wayne State in 2019-2020, 19.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 34 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Music | 42 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Dance | 21 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 30 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 24 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 39 |
*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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