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Music at Longy School of Music of Bard College

Music at Longy School of Music of Bard College

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Longy School of Music of Bard College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

Longy is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 202 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.

Longy Music Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Music (1 - 4 Years)
  • Master’s Degree in Music

Longy Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at Longy

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Longy School of Music of Bard College.

Longy Music Master’s Program

65% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of music master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 29
International Students 50
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Longy School of Music of Bard College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Keyboard Instruments 28
Voice Performance 28
Music Performance 9
Music Theory & Composition 7
Stringed Instruments 4

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 MA, the home state for Longy School of Music of Bard College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Music Directors and Composers 260 $56,200
Sound Engineering Technicians 190 $57,110

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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