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Music Performance at Carnegie Mellon University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Music Performance, you may want to check out the program at Carnegie Mellon University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Carnegie Mellon University is in Pittsburgh, PA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 23 music performance degrees were granted at Carnegie Mellon University.

Online Class Availability at Carnegie Mellon University

Distance learning is available at Carnegie Mellon University. Among 15,888 students, 554 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,497 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Music Performance graduates at Carnegie Mellon University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Music Performance graduates at Carnegie Mellon University are 35% women (8) and 65% men (15).

Music Performance Bachelor’s Program at Carnegie Mellon University

Among the 7 bachelor’s music performance degrees awarded at Carnegie Mellon University, 43% were women (3) and 57% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Music Performance bachelor’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Asian	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 14% of Music Performance bachelor’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University, below the national average of 33%.*

Music Performance Master’s Program at Carnegie Mellon University

Among the 16 master’s music performance graduates at Carnegie Mellon University, 31% were women (5) and 69% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Music Performance master’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	1
International (Nonresident)	4

Minority students account for 6% of Music Performance master’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University, lower than the national average of 23%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Music Performance Graduates

Those who complete Music Performance program at Carnegie Mellon University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Music Performance graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Musicians and Singers	$96,571
Music Directors and Composers	$66,915
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,983

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.