by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic Performance is a concentration offered under the music major at Northwestern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in music performance, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Northwestern paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,067 | $56,067 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
Online degrees for the Northwestern music performance master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 35.7% of the music performance students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 49.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in music performance at Northwestern in 2019-2020, 21.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music performance.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Music | 1 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 1 |
| Musicology & Ethnomusicology | 2 |
| Conducting | 4 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 5 |
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*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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