Music at Vassar College

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 Vassar College stacks up to those at other schools.

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 2,435 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Vassar.

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

Vassar Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Vassar Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Vassar compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Vassar 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
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
	223
	240
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	426
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	730
Most Popular Music Schools	892

Music Student Demographics at Vassar

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

Vassar Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music from Vassar. About 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Vassar since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Vassar are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Vassar also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Drama & Theater 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 NY, the home state for Vassar College.

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 Noteremote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.