Music at California State University - Fresno

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

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and approximately 25,497 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.

Fresno State Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

Fresno State Music Rankings

The music major at Fresno 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 Fresno State

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

Fresno State Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Fresno State since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 - Fresno with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Fresno State Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of music master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Fresno with a master's in music.

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

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at California State University - Fresno. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Fresno. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	52

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Design & Applied Arts

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 - Fresno.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.