Music Therapy at Temple University

If you are interested in studying music therapy, you may want to check out the program at Temple University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 37,236. Of the 573 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Temple University in 2021, 14 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.

Temple Music Therapy Degrees Available

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

Temple Music Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music therapy progam at Temple 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 Temple 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
	9
	10
	12
Best Value Music Therapy Schools	14
Most Focused Music Therapy Schools	39

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in music therapy from Temple. This makes it the #2 most popular school for music therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in music therapy, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Therapy Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Music Therapy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 music therapy majors earned their bachelor's degree from Temple. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Temple Music Therapy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of music therapy master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a music therapy master's degree from Temple, 69% 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 Temple 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	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Temple also has a doctoral program available in music therapy. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Art Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• 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 Temple 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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.