Music Schools In Utah
There are 10 accredited music schools in Utah for faculty who teach music classes to choose from. The trends in Utah's music academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in music includes music training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Music
- Bachelors degree in Music
- Masters degree in Music
- PhD degree in Music
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Utah Vs. National Music Employment
| Utah | 320 |
| National | 63,990 |
Approximately 1% of the country's music professionals work in Utah state.
Employment Growth for Music professionals In Utah
| 240 | 370 | 260 | 340 | 320 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Utah, music is a growing field. In Utah, 80 more music professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Utah, this field has grown by 33% in four years. This growth is faster than the national trend for music professionals which shows a 14% increase in the number of music professionals working around the nation.
Music VS. All Professions salaries in Utah
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,670 |
| $40,990 | $43,308 | $44,832 | $45,796 | $46,619 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Music
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by music professionals is increasing in Utah.
Salary percentiles for Music professionals in Utah
10th percentile |
$8,355 |
25th percentile |
$9,470 |
50th percentile |
$16,245 |
75th percentile |
$19,090 |
90th percentile |
$40,175 |
Thus, there was a 100% growth in music professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Utah state, within the field of music, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid music professionals earn 381% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Music professionals and related professions in Utah
Art |
$48,785 |
Liberal Arts |
$58,120 |
Music |
$17,670 |
Music Production |
$45,172 |
In Utah, music professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Music programs available for each degree type for all schools in Utah
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
18 |
master |
7 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 30 |
The number of students graduating from the 10 accredited music schools in Utah is increasing. In Utah, there were 266 graduates in 2006. And there were 279 graduates from music courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 5% percent increase in the number of music school degree or certificate graduates in Utah. A majority of these graduates, or 60%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in music.