Music at Carnegie Mellon University

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 Carnegie Mellon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in music from Carnegie Mellon.

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

Carnegie Mellon Music Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Music Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Carnegie Mellon 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	36
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	50
Most Focused Music Master’s Degree Schools	57
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	208
Best Value Music Schools	409

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in music from Carnegie Mellon. This makes it the #36 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Mellon Music Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a bachelor's degree in music from Carnegie Mellon. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Carnegie Mellon are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Carnegie Mellon Music Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 music majors earned their master's degree from Carnegie Mellon. Of these graduates, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Carnegie Mellon, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Carnegie Mellon 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
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Arts & Media Management
• 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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	5,050	$80,740
Music Directors and Composers	400	$46,010
Sound Engineering Technicians	190	$45,540

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.