Music at University of Rochester

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at University of Rochester. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students received their master's degree in music.

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

University of Rochester Music Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Music
• Doctorate Degree in Music

University of Rochester Music Rankings

There were 46 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester Music Master’s Program

Of the 66 students who earned a master's degree in Music from University of Rochester in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from University of Rochester, 56% 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 Rochester with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	37
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Arts & Media Management
• Other Visual Art

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 NY, the home state for University of Rochester.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Music Directors and Composers	2,780	$66,120
Sound Engineering Technicians	1,770	$82,030

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.