Music at Berklee College of Music

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Berklee College of Music is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

Berklee College of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,631.

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

Berklee College of Music Music Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Music (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

Berklee College of Music Music Rankings

The music major at Berklee College of Music 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.

Music Student Demographics at Berklee College of Music

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

Berklee College of Music Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Berklee College of Music since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	266
International Students	196
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

Berklee College of Music Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of music master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	53
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Berklee College of Music. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	283
Other Music	216
Music Theory & Composition	156
Music Pedagogy	7
Conducting	2

Related Majors

• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Arts & Media Management

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 MA, the home state for Berklee College of Music.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Music Directors and Composers	260	$56,200
Sound Engineering Technicians	190	$57,110

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 Walters-Storyk Design Group under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.