Music Therapy at Appalachian State University

If you plan to study music therapy, take a look at what Appalachian State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year. Of the 438 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University in 2021, 8 of them were music therapy majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Music Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy
• Master’s Degree in Music Therapy

Appalachian State Music Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music therapy progam at Appalachian State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music therapy major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	14
	14
Best Value Music Therapy Schools	20
Most Popular Music Therapy Schools	21
Most Popular Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
	49
	49

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in music therapy from Appalachian State. This makes it the #14 most popular school for music therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Therapy Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music therapy majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Music Therapy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music therapy from Appalachian State in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical music therapy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music therapy at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in music therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Appalachian State Music Therapy Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in music therapy from Appalachian State in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a music therapy master's degree from Appalachian State, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a master's in music therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in music therapy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Music Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in music therapy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Therapists	170	$50,670

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.