Music at Academy of Art University

If you plan to study music, take a look at what Academy of Art University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 8,928. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in music from Academy of Art University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.

Academy of Art University Music Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Academy of Art University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Academy of Art University does offer online courses in music for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Academy of Art University Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Academy of Art University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Academy of Art University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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
Most Popular Online Music Associate Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
	12
	108
Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools	144
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	146
Best Music Schools	252

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in music from Academy of Art University. This makes it the #76 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Academy of Art University Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at Academy of Art University is $35,022. This is 40% higher than $24,982, which is the national average for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

Music Student Demographics at Academy of Art University

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

Academy of Art University Music Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of music associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Academy of Art University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in music graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Academy of Art University with a associate's in music.

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

Academy of Art University Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Academy of Art University since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Academy of Art University Music Master’s Program

Of the 22 music students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Academy of Art University, about 59% were men and 41% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Academy of Art University also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Academy of Art University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Music Directors and Composers	1,230	$64,600

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.