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Music at Santa Clara University

Music at Santa Clara University

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Santa Clara University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616.

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

SCU Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

SCU Music Rankings

The music major at SCU 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.

Music Student Demographics at SCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Santa Clara University.

SCU Music Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Clara University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 9

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 Santa Clara University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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