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Music at Carnegie Mellon University

Music at Carnegie Mellon University

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

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519.

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

Carnegie Mellon Music Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Music Master’s Program

64% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of music master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from Carnegie Mellon, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 27
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Carnegie Mellon University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Carnegie Mellon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 53
Stringed Instruments 8
Voice Performance 4
Music Technology 4
Music Pedagogy 3
Music Theory & Composition 1

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740
Music Directors and Composers 400 $46,010
Sound Engineering Technicians 190 $45,540

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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