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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. In 2021, 48 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Chico State.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Chico State 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 297

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in music from Chico State. This is the #301 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Music Graduates from Chico State Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $18,089. 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 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

15% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The music program at Chico State awarded 48 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Chico State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 1
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 27
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Chico State 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 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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