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Music at San Jose State University

Music at San Jose State University

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if San Jose State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 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.

San Jose State Music Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Music Master’s Program

33% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of music master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from San Jose State, 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 San Jose State University with a master's in music.

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

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 San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 18

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 Jose 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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