Alumni Outcomes
Music is a growing field with challenging career opportunities. Xavier's music graduates have obtained positions as music teachers of early childhood, middle childhood, or adolescent/young adult age levels in the schools, organists/choir directors and performers or teach privately in music studios.
Others have continued their studies at the graduate level or have accepted positions in the field of music merchandising or with arts organizations. With interdisciplinary studies in the Williams College of Business, interested students can lay the foundation for future careers in music administration as well.
One hundred percent of Xavier students who enter student teaching assignments and major in music education find employment as teachers after graduation.
Xavier music graduates have gone on to such diverse positions and employers as:
- Music educator, public and private schools
- Private music studio instructor
- University professor
- Performer in local bands
- Sales, professional recording equipment
- Member, United States Army Band
- Cincinnati Opera
- Nashville music industry
- Public health administrator
- Teach for America
- Jesuit Volunteer Corps
- Montessori and special education teachers
- Physician, registered nurse or other medical professional
- Procter and Gamble
Xavier music graduates have also been accepted into graduate music programs at:
- Columbia University
- Florida State University
- Indiana University School of Music
- Miami University (OH)
- Northwestern University
- Ohio University
- Peabody Conservatory
- St. Louis University
- University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
- University of Louisville
- University of Massachusetts
- University of Maryland