Music at Manhattan School of Music

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

Manhattan School of Music is located in New York, New York and approximately 939 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.

Manhattan School of Music Music Degrees Available

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

Manhattan School of Music Music Rankings

The music major at Manhattan School of Music 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Manhattan School of Music

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

Manhattan School of Music Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	27
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Manhattan School of Music Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of music master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	49
International Students	145
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Manhattan School of Music. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Manhattan School of Music. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Keyboard Instruments	83
Voice Performance	64
Stringed Instruments	48
Jazz Studies	19
Woodwind Instruments	17
Music Theory & Composition	6
Music Performance	5
Brass Instruments	5
Percussion Instruments	3
Conducting	2

Related Majors

• 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 Manhattan School of Music.

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 DannyDaWriter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.