Music at Hofstra University

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444.

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

Hofstra Music Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Hofstra Music Rankings

The music major at Hofstra 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.

Music Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Music Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Hofstra since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Hofstra are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hofstra University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	20

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 Hofstra University.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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