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Music at Ithaca 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 Ithaca College stacks up to those at other schools.

Ithaca is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 5,354. Of the 1,366 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College in 2021, 53 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.

Ithaca Music Degrees Available

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

Ithaca Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Ithaca compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Ithaca 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 48
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 63
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 98
Best Music Schools 110
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Best Value Music Schools 298
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 353

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in music from Ithaca. This makes it the #76 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Music Graduates from Ithaca Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ithaca is $27,905. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $24,982 for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

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Music Student Demographics at Ithaca

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

Ithaca Music Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students earned a bachelor's degree in music from Ithaca. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Ithaca since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Ithaca are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Ithaca College with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Ithaca Music Master’s Program

50% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in music from Ithaca. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 8
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Ithaca 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 Ithaca 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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