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Music at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at Columbia University in the City of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,654 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2021, 10 of them were music majors.

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

Columbia Music Degrees Available

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

Columbia Music Rankings

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

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 Columbia 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 Schools 140

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in music from Columbia. This makes it the #145 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Music Bachelor’s Program

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The music program at Columbia awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Columbia Music Master’s Program

73% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of music master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 14 students 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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Music Directors and Composers 2,780 $66,120
Sound Engineering Technicians 1,770 $82,030

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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