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Music Performance at Berklee College of Music

Music Performance at Berklee College of Music

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

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 Performance section at the bottom of this page.

Berklee College of Music Music Performance Degrees Available

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

Berklee College of Music Music Performance Rankings

The music performance major at Berklee College of Music is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Performance. 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 Performance Student Demographics at Berklee College of Music

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

Berklee College of Music Music Performance Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of music performance bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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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 performance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 73
International Students 76
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

Berklee College of Music Music Performance Master’s Program

52% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of music performance master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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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 performance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 40
International Students 48
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Music Performance Grads May Go Into

A degree in music performance 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Music Directors and Composers 260 $56,200

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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