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Music at Riverside City College

If you plan to study Music, you may want to check out the program at Riverside City College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Riverside City College is located in Riverside, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 45 music graduations were recorded at Riverside City College.

Studying Online at Riverside City College

Online coursework is an option at Riverside City College. Of 21,730 students, 6,808 (31%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,699 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Music graduates at Riverside City College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Music graduates at Riverside City College are 27% women (12) and 73% men (33).

Music Associate’s Program at Riverside City College

Among the 32 associate’s music degrees awarded at Riverside City College, 31% were women (10) and 69% were men (22).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Music associate’s degree recipients at Riverside City College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	21
Black / African American	2
Asian	2

Minority students account for 78% of Music associate’s degree recipients at Riverside City College, higher than the national average of 51%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Music Concentrations at Riverside City College

This Music program at Riverside City College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Music	45

Best-Paid Careers for Music Graduates

Students who finish Music program at Riverside City College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Music graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Musicians and Singers	$96,571
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio	$87,328
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927
Music Directors and Composers	$66,915
Sound Engineering Technicians	$66,427
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,983

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.