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Music at San Diego State University

Music at San Diego State University

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334.

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

SDSU Music Degrees Available

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

SDSU Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Music Master’s Program

67% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of music master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from SDSU, 89% 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 San Diego State University with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Music

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 11

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Music Directors and Composers 1,230 $64,600

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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