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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in music from SCU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at SCU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	747

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

Of the 9 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SCU, about 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at SCU since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at SCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SCU 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
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arnaudh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.