Music at The New School

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at The New School stacks up to those at other schools.

New School University is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 9,047.

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

New School University Music Degrees Available

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

New School University Music Rankings

The music major at New School University 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 New School University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at The New School.

New School University Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 The New School with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	39
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

New School University Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of music master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	48
International Students	96
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The New School. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Jazz Studies	55
Keyboard Instruments	53
Music Performance	51
Voice Performance	41
Music Theory & Composition	17
Music History	16
Stringed Instruments	3

Related Majors

• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Arts & Media Management

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 The New School.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.