Music at University of California - San Diego

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 - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year.

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

UCSD Music Degrees Available

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

UCSD Music Rankings

The music major at UCSD 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.

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 UCSD

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

UCSD Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCSD Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of music master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	23
Music Performance	4

Related Majors

• Dance
• Design & Applied Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• General Visual & Performing 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.