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Music at California State University - Northridge

Music at California State University - Northridge

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if California State University - Northridge is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381.

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

CSUN Music Degrees Available

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

CSUN Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Music Master’s Program

57% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of music master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 12
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Music 34
Music Performance 22

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 California State University - Northridge.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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