Music at Onondaga Community 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 Onondaga Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

OCC is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 8,545.

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

OCC Music Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Music

OCC Music Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Music Student Demographics at OCC

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

OCC Music Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of music associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in music only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at OCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 45% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in music at OCC are white. Around 82% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Design & Applied Arts
• 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 NY, the home state for Onondaga Community College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.