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Music at American River College

Music at American River College

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

American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.

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

American River Music Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Music

American River Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at American River College.

American River Music Associate’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in music only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at American River may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in music at American River are white. Around 83% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at American River College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American River College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 4

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 American River College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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