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Music at University of California - Santa Cruz

Music at University of California - Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 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.

UC Santa Cruz Music Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Music Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #74 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Music Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of music master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 80% 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 University of California - Santa Cruz 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 4
International Students 0
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 University of California - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 5
Music Theory & Composition 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Santa Cruz.

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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