Music at Hofstra University

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. In 2021, 20 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Hofstra.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how Hofstra 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	223
Best Value Music Schools	496

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

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from Hofstra in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hofstra also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Dance
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Drama & Theater 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 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
• Image Credit: By Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.