Music at University of California - Santa Barbara

If you plan to study music, take a look at what University of California - Santa Barbara has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 music majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSB.

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

UCSB Music Degrees Available

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

UCSB Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at UCSB 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 UCSB 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
	55
Most Focused Music Doctor’s Degree Schools	56

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in music from UCSB. This makes it the #253 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCSB Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $22,669. This is less than $24,982, which is the national average of all music majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Music Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Music from UCSB in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UCSB are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCSB Music Master’s Program

Of the 3 music students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCSB, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from UCSB, 67% 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 - Santa Barbara with a master's in music.

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

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic 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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.