by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Music is a concentration offered under the music major at Northern Illinois University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in general music, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NIU was $492 per credit hour 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 | $8,858 | $8,858 |
| Fees | $2,228 | $2,228 |
NIU does not offer an online option for its general music master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in general music in 2019-2020, 31.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 47.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.7% of the general music master’s degrees at NIU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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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