We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how NYU ranks in comparison to other schools with music programs.
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In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for music majors, NYU came in at #8. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in New York.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, New York University handed out 47 bachelor's degrees in music. This is a decrease of 38% over the previous year when 76 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 129 students received their master’s degree in music from NYU. This makes it the #4 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 7 students received their doctoral degrees in music in 2021, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Music majors who earn their bachelor's degree from NYU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $23,570 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,982 for all music students.
Music majors graduating with a master's degree from NYU make a median salary of $32,165 a year. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all music graduates with a master's is $25,041.
While getting their bachelor's degree at NYU, music students borrow a median amount of $25,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all music bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,000.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the music program at NYU is $1,163 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at New York University.
Of the 47 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Music from NYU in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at NYU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 51% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from New York University with a bachelor's in music.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 24 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 7 |
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of music master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in music.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 46 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 50 |
Other Races | 7 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Drama & Theater Arts | 453 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 426 |
Other Visual Art | 206 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 160 |
Dance | 52 |
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