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Music at University of California - Los Angeles

Music at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 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.

UCLA Music Degrees Available

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

UCLA Music Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Music Master’s Program

37% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of music master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 20
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at University of California - Los Angeles. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 33
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 7

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 University of California - Los Angeles.

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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