Music at San Francisco Conservatory of Music

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 San Francisco Conservatory of Music stacks up to those at other schools.

SFCM is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 410. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in music from SFCM.

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

SFCM Music Degrees Available

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

SFCM Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how SFCM performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at SFCM 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 Schools	1
Most Focused Music Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Focused Music Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Music Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools	21
Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools	21
Most Popular Music Schools	27
Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools	56
	63
Best Value Music Graduate Certificate Schools	64
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	210
	244
Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools	255
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	411
Best Music Schools	426
	481
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	492
	518
Best Value Music Schools	535

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in music from SFCM. This makes it the #17 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at SFCM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

SFCM Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SFCM, about 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at SFCM since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SFCM Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of music master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.