Music Therapy at Drexel University

What traits are you looking for in a music therapy school? To help you decide if Drexel University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music therapy program.

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 23,589 students attend the school each year.

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.

Drexel Music Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Music Therapy

Drexel Music Therapy Rankings

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.

Music Therapy Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel Music Therapy Master’s Program

The music therapy program at Drexel awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 15% men graduate in music therapy each year. Drexel does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music therapy master's degree from Drexel, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
• Rehabilitation Science
• Art Therapy
• Dance Therapy
• Physical Therapy/Therapist

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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Therapists	140	$53,930

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.