Music at University of Southern California
What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if University of Southern California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.
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USC Music Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Music
- Master’s Degree in Music
Featured University of Southern California Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
USC Music Rankings
There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Music Student Demographics at USC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at University of Southern California.
USC Music Master’s Program
In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a master's in music.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
White | 36 |
International Students | 24 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
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 Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Stringed Instruments | 24 |
Music Performance | 17 |
Keyboard Instruments | 16 |
Voice Performance | 15 |
Jazz Studies | 9 |
Woodwind Instruments | 9 |
Music Theory & Composition | 8 |
Other Music | 4 |
Music Pedagogy | 1 |
Brass Instruments | 1 |
Related Majors
- Other Visual Art
- General Visual & Performing Arts
- Fine & Studio Arts
- Design & Applied Arts
- Drama & Theater Arts
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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 Southern California.
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.