Music at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322.

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

Syracuse Music Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Music Rankings

The music major at Syracuse 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 Syracuse

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

Syracuse Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Syracuse Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of music master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Syracuse, 65% 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 Syracuse University with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	5
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 Syracuse University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Voice Performance	7
Keyboard Instruments	7
Music Technology	6
Music Theory & Composition	4
General Music	4
Music History	2
Music Performance	1
Conducting	1

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Arts & Media Management
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• 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 Syracuse 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.