Music at Bard College

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

Bard is located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York and approximately 2,465 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 19 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Bard.

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

Bard Music Degrees Available

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

Bard Music Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Bard 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 Focused Music Master’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Music Schools	34
Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools	48
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	122
Most Popular Music Schools	124
	141
Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools	212
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	234
Best Music Schools	287
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	339
	368
	391
Best Value Music Schools	477
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	485

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in music from Bard. This makes it the #48 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at Bard

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

Bard Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Bard, about 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Bard since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Bard Music Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students graduated with a master's degree in music from Bard. About 59% were men and 41% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Other Visual Art
• Fine & Studio 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 NY, the home state for Bard College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Music Directors and Composers	2,780	$66,120
Sound Engineering Technicians	1,770	$82,030

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.