Music at Ramapo College of New Jersey

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 Ramapo College of New Jersey stacks up to those at other schools.

Ramapo College is located in Mahwah, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,042. Of the 1,268 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ramapo College of New Jersey in 2021, 32 of them were music majors.

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

Ramapo College Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Ramapo College Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Ramapo College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Ramapo College 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
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Most Focused Music Master’s Degree Schools	300
Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools	300
	311
	335

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in music from Ramapo College. This is the #301 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Music Graduates from Ramapo College Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ramapo College is $23,309. This is less than $24,982, which is the national average of all music majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Music Student Demographics at Ramapo College

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

Ramapo College Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 music majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ramapo College. Of these graduates, 72% were men and 28% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Ramapo College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Ramapo College of New Jersey with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• General Visual & Performing 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 Ramapo College of New Jersey.

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 Daniellek0512 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.