Music Therapy at SUNY New Paltz

If you are interested in studying music therapy, you may want to check out the program at SUNY New Paltz. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 students attend the school each year.

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

SUNY New Paltz Music Therapy Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Music Therapy

SUNY New Paltz Music Therapy Rankings

Music Therapy Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music therapy majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Music Therapy Master’s Program

67% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of music therapy master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 11% men graduate in music therapy each year. SUNY New Paltz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music therapy master's degree from SUNY New Paltz, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a master's in music therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Music Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in music therapy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Therapists	660	$72,900

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
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