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Music at The City College of New York

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

CCNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,227 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in music from CCNY.

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

CCNY Music Degrees Available

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

CCNY Music Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at CCNY 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 252

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in music from CCNY. This makes it the #253 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Music Graduates from CCNY Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at CCNY is $17,652. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,982 for all music students.

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Music Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Music Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The music program at CCNY awarded 46 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 The City College of New York with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 12
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

CCNY Music Master’s Program

33% Women
Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in music from CCNY in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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

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

CCNY also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student 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 The City College 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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