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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 109 students received a bachelor's degree in music from New School University.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at New School University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Music Undergraduate Certificate Schools	21
	53
Best Music Graduate Certificate Schools	61
Best Music Schools	474

In 2021, 104 students received their master’s degree in music from New School University. This makes it the #8 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of New School University Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at New School University is $17,971. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,982 for all music students.

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

Of the 109 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from New School University, about 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at New School University since its program graduates 2% more women than 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	6
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	39
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

New School University Music Master’s Program

Of the 104 music students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from New School University, about 38% were men and 63% were 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	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	61
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

New School University also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.