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Music at Stony Brook University

Music at Stony Brook University

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

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a total student population of 26,782.

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

SUNY Stony Brook Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music
  • Master’s Degree in Music

SUNY Stony Brook Music Rankings

The music major at SUNY Stony Brook 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.

There were 45 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Music Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Stony Brook University with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SUNY Stony Brook Music Master’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stony Brook University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 47
General Music 21

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 NY, the home state for Stony Brook University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Music Directors and Composers 2,780 $66,120
Sound Engineering Technicians 1,770 $82,030

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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