Music Therapy at Arizona State University - Tempe

Every music therapy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music therapy program at Arizona State University - Tempe stacks up to those at other schools.

ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 74,795. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in music therapy from ASU - Tempe.

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.

ASU - Tempe Music Therapy Degrees Available

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

ASU - Tempe Music Therapy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music therapy programs across the country. The following shows how ASU - Tempe performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music therapy major at ASU - Tempe 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
	11
	16
Best Value Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Music Therapy Schools	23
Most Focused Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	24
Best Value Music Therapy Schools	25

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in music therapy from ASU - Tempe. This makes it the #11 most popular school for music therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Therapy Student Demographics at ASU - Tempe

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

ASU - Tempe Music Therapy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music therapy from ASU - Tempe in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music therapy at ASU - Tempe are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music therapy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ASU - Tempe Music Therapy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in music therapy from ASU - Tempe. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a music therapy master's degree from ASU - Tempe, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona State University - Tempe 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	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
• Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist

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 AZ, the home state for Arizona State University - Tempe.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$133,640
Therapists	150	$61,450

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 Schwnj under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.