Music at Miami Dade 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 Miami Dade College stacks up to those at other schools.

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 46,523 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.

MDC Music Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Music

MDC Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at MDC

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

MDC Music Associate’s Program

39% Women

87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in music graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Miami Dade College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Technology	17

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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,520	$72,670
Sound Engineering Technicians	900	$56,010
Music Directors and Composers	640	$72,420

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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