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Music at Sonoma State University

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 Sonoma State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and approximately 8,018 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in music from SSU.

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

SSU Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

SSU Music Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at SSU 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
Best Value Music Schools 90
Best Music Schools 137
Most Popular Music Schools 292

Music Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU Music Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from SSU in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at SSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Sonoma State University with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 Sonoma State 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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