Music at Essex County 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 Essex County College stacks up to those at other schools.

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 6,360 students attend the school each year.

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

Essex Music Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Music

Essex Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at Essex

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

Essex Music Associate’s Program

100% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of music associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in music only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at Essex may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 54% more women than average.

Essex 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 Essex County College with a associate's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Essex County College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	3

Fine & Studio Arts

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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,070	$90,750
Sound Engineering Technicians	430	$55,570
Music Directors and Composers	410	$73,320

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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