Music at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 11,741 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.

University of Rochester Music Degrees Available

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

University of Rochester Music Rankings

The music major at University of Rochester 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 46 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Rochester since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	59
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

University of Rochester Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of music master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	37
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 Rochester. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	176
Jazz Studies	16
Music Theory & Composition	11
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	9
General Music	8
Conducting	8
Keyboard Instruments	5
Music Technology	4
Music History	2

Related Majors

• Dance
• Arts & Media Management
• Other Visual Art
• 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 NY, the home state for University of Rochester.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Music Directors and Composers	2,780	$66,120
Sound Engineering Technicians	1,770	$82,030

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.