Music at LaGuardia Community College

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at LaGuardia Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and has a total student population of 16,971.

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

LaGuardia Music Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Music

LaGuardia Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at LaGuardia

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

LaGuardia Music Associate’s Program

63% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of music associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in music only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at LaGuardia may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

LaGuardia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in music graduates 69% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	0
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at LaGuardia Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	5

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 LaGuardia Community College.

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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