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Music at Santa Monica College

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

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and approximately 25,948 students attend the school each year.

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

SMC Music Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Music

SMC Music 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.

Music Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Music Associate’s Program

56% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of music associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in music only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at SMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

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SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in music graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Monica College with a associate's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 Monica College.

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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