by our College Data Analytics TeamThere are 17 concentrations within music alone. For those wishing to broaden their search, music is but one of 10 related majors within the broader visual and performing arts field of study.
Explore reports on the most popular concentrations music has to offer.
| Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| General Music | 11,232 |
| Music Performance | 7,335 |
| Music Technology | 1,788 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 1,175 |
| Other Music | 1,117 |
| Voice Performance | 656 |
| Jazz Studies | 574 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 523 |
| Stringed Instruments | 507 |
| Music Pedagogy | 308 |
| Music History | 173 |
| Conducting | 153 |
| Musicology & Ethnomusicology | 144 |
| Woodwind Instruments | 110 |
| Brass Instruments | 58 |
| Percussion Instruments | 45 |
| Sound Arts | 12 |
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The visual and performing arts program area contains 10 different majors.
| Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
| Arts & Media Management | 4,788 |
| Dance | 3,288 |
| Other Visual Art | 912 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 119 |
| Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art | 10 |
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