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Music at University of Southern California

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.

USC Music Degrees Available

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

47% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of music master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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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.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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