Music Therapy at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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

SRU is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,860. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in music therapy from SRU.

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.

SRU Music Therapy Degrees Available

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

SRU Music Therapy Rankings

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

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 SRU 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	2
Best Value Music Therapy Schools	2
Best Value Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	8
Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Music Therapy Schools	13
Most Popular Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Music Therapy Schools	17
Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	18
	19
	23
Most Focused Music Therapy Schools	28
Most Focused Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in music therapy from SRU. This makes it the #17 most popular school for music therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Therapy Student Demographics at SRU

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

SRU Music Therapy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 music therapy majors earned their bachelor's degree from SRU. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music therapy at SRU 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in music therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SRU Music Therapy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in music therapy from SRU. 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 SRU, 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a master's in music therapy.

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

SRU 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
• 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

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 Blackngold29 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.