General Music at Cornell University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

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

Cornell General Music Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Music
Master’s Degree in General Music

Cornell General Music Rankings

The general music major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in general music, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Music Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell General Music Bachelor’s Program

38% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of general music bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general music bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Cornell General Music Master’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general music master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Musicology & Ethnomusicology

Careers That General Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300

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
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