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Music at SUNY Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and approximately 3,084 students attend the school each year. Of the 693 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Potsdam in 2021, 39 of them were music majors.

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 Potsdam Music Degrees Available

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

SUNY Potsdam Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at SUNY Potsdam compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 SUNY Potsdam 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
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 93
Most Focused Music Master’s Degree Schools 158
Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools 241
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Best Music Schools 487

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in music from SUNY Potsdam. This makes it the #270 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Music Graduates from SUNY Potsdam Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Potsdam is $20,855. This is less than $24,982, which is the national average of all music majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Music Student Demographics at SUNY Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam Music Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The music program at SUNY Potsdam awarded 39 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at SUNY Potsdam since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at SUNY Potsdam are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SUNY Potsdam Music Master’s Program

50% Women
The music program at SUNY Potsdam awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from SUNY Potsdam, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

SUNY Potsdam 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Potsdam.

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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