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sound arts Bachelor’s Degrees

A bachelor’s degree in sound arts is offered at 8 colleges in the United States, where you can earn abachelor’s degree in sound arts. In recent years, the majority of students earning degrees in this area were men, and about10% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Education Levels of sound arts Majors

In the most recent reporting year, 53 students earned theirsound arts majors across all award levels. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in sound arts at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate’s Degree 14
Bachelor’s Degree (this page) 29
Master’s Degree 10

Earnings of sound arts Majors With Bachelor’s Degrees (All Award Levels)

Federal data tracks the median salary for graduates with abachelor’s degree in sound arts of $35,586 four years after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years of experience you have.

Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $29,248
4 years $35,586
5 years $40,828

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for graduates with this degree.

Student Diversity

This degree is more popular with male students. About 79.3% of graduates in this field are men.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 23
Women 6
Gender Diversity of Bachelor's Degrees in sound arts

The racial-ethnic distribution of sound arts graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity Number of Grads Share
White 26 89.7%
Asian 1 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino 1 3.4%
Two or More Races 1 3.4%
Racial-Ethnic Diversity of sound arts Bachelor's Degree Students

See the minority definition in the References below.

There are 9 colleges that offer a bachelor’s degree in sound arts. Learn more about the most popular below:

University of Massachusetts-Lowell tops the list of the most popular schools in the U.S. for sound arts majors seeking their bachelor's degree. During the most recent year for which we have data, 13 people received their bachelor's degree in sound arts from this school. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in sound arts here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#2

Modesto Junior College

Modesto, CA

Modesto Junior College comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in sound arts. This school awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in sound arts in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Onondaga Community College comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in sound arts. This school awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in sound arts in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Michigan Technological University is a popular choice for sound arts majors seeking their bachelor's degree. During the most recent year for which we have data, 7 people received their bachelor's degree in sound arts from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#5

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, CA

College of the Canyons is a popular choice for sound arts majors seeking their bachelor's degree. This school awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in sound arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in sound arts here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

State University of New York at Oswego is a popular choice for sound arts majors seeking their bachelor's degree. During the most recent year for which we have data, 6 people received their bachelor's degree in sound arts from this school. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in sound arts here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#7

Union University

Jackson, TN

Union University comes in at #7 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in sound arts. This school awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in sound arts in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their bachelor's degree in sound arts here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#8

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

Bennington College comes in at #8 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in sound arts. This school awarded 1 bachelor's degrees in sound arts in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Lansing Community College comes in at #9 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in sound arts. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Below are some popular majors similar to sound arts that also offer bachelor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Music, General 10,690
Music Performance, General 7,193
Music Technology 1,938
Music Theory and Composition 1,336
Music, Other 1,141

References

The racial-ethnic minority student 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 to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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