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2023 Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in New York

19 Colleges
$21,963 Avg Salary
$18,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music Associate Degree School for You

With 2,324 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #35 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found SUNY Schenectady County Community College to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. SUNY Schenectady is a small public school located in the small city of Schenectady.

Women make up 29% of the music majors at the school.

Full Music at SUNY Schenectady County Community College Report

Our 2023 rankings named Borough of Manhattan Community College the most popular school in New York for music students working on their associate degree. BMCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 35% of the music majors at the school.

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#3

SUNY Broome

Binghamton, NY

Out of the 19 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Broome landed the # 3 spot on the list. SUNY Broome is a small public school located in the suburb of Binghamton.

Women make up 40% of the music majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 47% of the music majors at the school.

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#5

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Out of the 19 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 64% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Onondaga Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Syracuse, OCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Music at Onondaga Community College Report

Hostos Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Hostos is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Queensborough Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree music programs. Located in the city of Bayside, QCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Music at Queensborough Community College Report

#9

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Monroe Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Rochester.

Of the 5 students majoring in music at Monroe Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Music majors at Monroe Community College take out an average of $8,228 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

LaGuardia Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. LaGuardia is a large public school located in the city of Long Island City.

Of the 5 students majoring in music at LaGuardia, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Music at LaGuardia Community College Report

Best Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 960
Maryland 393
New Jersey 593
District of Columbia 117
Delaware 43

Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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