Music at College of the Desert

If you plan to study music, take a look at what College of the Desert has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and approximately 10,932 students attend the school each year.

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

College of the Desert Music Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Music (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Music

College of the Desert Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at College of the Desert

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at College of the Desert.

College of the Desert Music Associate’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of music associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in music only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at College of the Desert may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in music at College of the Desert are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in music graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Desert with a associate's in music.

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

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of the Desert. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	9

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 College of the Desert.

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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