Music at Los Angeles College of Music

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 Los Angeles College of Music stacks up to those at other schools.

LACM is located in Pasadena, California and has a total student population of 249. In 2021, 47 music majors received their bachelor's degree from LACM.

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

LACM Music Degrees Available

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

LACM Music Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at LACM 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 Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Music Associate Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools	5
Most Focused Music Schools	9
Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools	14
Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Music Schools	90

Music Student Demographics at LACM

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

LACM Music Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of music associate's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

LACM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in music graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Los Angeles College of Music with a associate's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

LACM Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music from LACM. About 70% were men and 30% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Los Angeles College of Music with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	17
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Arts & Media Management

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 CA, the home state for Los Angeles College of Music.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Music Directors and Composers	1,230	$64,600

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.