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Music at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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Music at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and has a total student population of 30,014. Of the 6,526 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona in 2021, 39 of them were music majors.

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

Cal Poly Pomona Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Cal Poly Pomona Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Cal Poly Pomona 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 Cal Poly Pomona 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
403
Most Focused Music Schools 675

How Much Do Music Graduates from Cal Poly Pomona Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly Pomona is $20,976. This is less than $24,982, which is the national average of all music majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Music Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Cal Poly Pomona Music Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students earned a bachelor's degree in music from Cal Poly Pomona. About 36% of these graduates were women and the other 64% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% 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 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

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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