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Music at California State University - Chico

Music at California State University - Chico

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

Chico State is located in Chico, California and approximately 16,746 students attend the school each year.

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

Chico State Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Chico State Music Rankings

The music major at Chico State 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 Chico State

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

Chico State Music Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Chico State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 University - Chico with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 California State University - Chico. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 48

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 University - Chico.

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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