Music at Suffolk County Community College

If you plan to study music, take a look at what Suffolk County Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and approximately 22,570 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.

Suffolk County Community College Music Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Music

Suffolk County Community College Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at Suffolk County Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Suffolk County Community College.

Suffolk County Community College Music Associate’s Program

40% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of music associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in music at Suffolk County Community College are white. Around 73% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Suffolk County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	15

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 Suffolk County Community College.

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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