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Music at New York University

Music at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

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

NYU Music Degrees Available

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

NYU Music Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Music Master’s Program

52% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of music master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 77
International Students 52
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 New York University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 55
Music Theory & Composition 40
Other Music 33
General Music 14
Voice Performance 8

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 New York University.

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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