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Music Performance at New York University

Music Performance at New York University

If you are interested in studying music performance, 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 approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year.

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

NYU Music Performance Degrees Available

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

NYU Music Performance Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in music performance, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Performance Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Music Performance Master’s Program

35% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of music performance master's degrees went to men and 35% 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 performance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 27
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Music Performance Grads May Go Into

A degree in music performance 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Music Directors and Composers 2,780 $66,120

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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