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. Of the 5,742 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 33 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 State LA Music Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Cal State LA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Focused Music Master’s Degree Schools	125

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in music from Cal State LA. This makes it the #67 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State LA Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $18,194. This is less than $24,982, which is the national average of all music majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 33 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Music from Cal State LA in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cal State LA Music Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a master's degree in music from Cal State LA. About 63% were men and 38% were women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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.