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Music at Rider University

Music at Rider University

If you plan to study music, take a look at what Rider University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and approximately 4,636 students attend the school each year.

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

Rider Music Degrees Available

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

Rider Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider Music Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of music master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from Rider, 67% 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 Rider University with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rider University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Voice Performance 8
Music Pedagogy 5
Conducting 2

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 NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers 29,140 $76,390
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,070 $90,750
Sound Engineering Technicians 430 $55,570
Music Directors and Composers 410 $73,320

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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