Music at New Jersey City University

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 New Jersey City University stacks up to those at other schools.

NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and approximately 7,550 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 music majors received their bachelor's degree from NJCU.

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

NJCU Music Degrees Available

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

NJCU Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at NJCU 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 NJCU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	91
	108
Best Music Schools	235

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in music from NJCU. This makes it the #163 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at NJCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at New Jersey City University.

NJCU Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from NJCU in 2021, 62% were men and 38% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey City University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NJCU Music Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in music from NJCU. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey City University with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Dance
• Fine & Studio 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 NJ, the home state for New Jersey City University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,070	$90,750
Sound Engineering Technicians	430	$55,570
Music Directors and Composers	410	$73,320

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 Stepanstas under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.