Music at California State University - Los Angeles

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745.

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 State LA Music Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Music Rankings

The music major at Cal State LA 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 Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cal State LA Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of music master's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Music

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	47
General Music	10

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.