Music at University of California - Berkeley

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 University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327. In 2021, 40 music majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley.

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

UC Berkeley Music Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how UC Berkeley performed in these rankings.

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 UC Berkeley 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
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Music Schools	114
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	786

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in music from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #203 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UC Berkeley Music Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in music from UC Berkeley. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Music Directors and Composers	1,230	$64,600

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.