Music at University of California - Santa Cruz

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Santa Cruz. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161.

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 Santa Cruz Music Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Music Rankings

The music major at UC Santa Cruz 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #74 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Music Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 Santa Cruz since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UC Santa Cruz are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Cruz with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UC Santa Cruz Music Master’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a music master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 80% 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 Cruz with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at University of California - Santa Cruz. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Cruz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	18
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	5
Music Theory & Composition	2

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 Cruz.

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
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