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Music at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in music.

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

Columbia Music Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Music
  • Doctorate Degree in Music

Columbia Music Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Music Master’s Program

73% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 music majors earned their master's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Columbia University in the City of New York.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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