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Music at University of California - Irvine

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 - Irvine stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,882 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Irvine in 2021, 32 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.

UC Irvine Music Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at UC Irvine 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 UC Irvine 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 130

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in music from UC Irvine. This makes it the #184 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #82 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Music Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music from UC Irvine. About 53% were men and 47% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UC Irvine Music Master’s Program

29% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in music from UC Irvine. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from UC Irvine, 57% 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 University of California - Irvine 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 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 3 students 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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