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Music at California State University - San Marcos

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 - San Marcos stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in music from CSUSM.

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

CSUSM Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

CSUSM Music Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at CSUSM 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
276
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 302
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 365

Music Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Music Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUSM, about 64% were men and 36% were women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at CSUSM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

CSUSM 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 - San Marcos.

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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