Music at Monterey Peninsula 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 Monterey Peninsula College stacks up to those at other schools.

Monterey Peninsula College is located in Monterey, California and approximately 7,154 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.

Monterey Peninsula College Music Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Music (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Music

Monterey Peninsula College Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at Monterey Peninsula College

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

Monterey Peninsula College Music Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Monterey Peninsula College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in music graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Monterey Peninsula College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Monterey Peninsula College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	1

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 Monterey Peninsula College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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