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Music at California State University - Monterey Bay

If you plan to study music, take a look at what California State University - Monterey Bay has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUMB is located in Seaside, California and has a total student population of 7,409. In 2021, 15 music majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUMB.

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

CSUMB Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

CSUMB Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how CSUMB performed in these rankings.

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 CSUMB 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
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 196
Best Value Music Schools 227
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 292
Most Popular Music Schools 365
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 393

Music Student Demographics at CSUMB

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

CSUMB Music Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The music program at CSUMB awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women.

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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 - Monterey Bay with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

CSUMB 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 - Monterey Bay.

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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