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Music at Queens College

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at Queens College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

QC is located in Queens, New York and has a total student population of 19,700. Of the 3,652 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Queens College in 2021, 20 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.

QC Music Degrees Available

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

QC Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how QC performed in these rankings.

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 QC 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
Best Value Music Graduate Certificate Schools 52
Most Focused Music Schools 298
Best Value Music Schools 409
Best Music Schools 518
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 663

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in music from QC. This makes it the #37 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at QC

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

QC Music Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from QC in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Queens College with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 6
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

QC Music Master’s Program

33% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The music program at QC awarded 40 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 68% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

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In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 14
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

QC 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 Queens 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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