Music at Purchase College

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

Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and has a total student population of 3,685.

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

Purchase College Music Degrees Available

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

Purchase College Music Rankings

The music major at Purchase College 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.

Music Student Demographics at Purchase College

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

Purchase College Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Purchase College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Purchase College with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Purchase College Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of music master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Purchase College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Theory & Composition	17
General Music	14
Music Performance	14
Jazz Studies	13
Voice Performance	3

Related Majors

• Dance
• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Arts & Media Management
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts

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 Purchase 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Rschaming under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.