by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at DePaul University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in music, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at DePaul paid an average of $854 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $19,370 | $19,370 |
| Fees | $390 | $390 |
The median early career salary of music students who receive their master’s degree from DePaul is $21,850 per year. That is 13% lower than the national average of $25,197.
Online degrees for the DePaul music master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the DePaul Online Learning page.
Women made up around 52.5% of the music students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 48.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 15.0% of the music master’s degrees at DePaul in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music Performance | 34 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 1 |
| Jazz Studies | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 8 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 26 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 39 |
| Arts & Media Management | 4 |
*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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