by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Carnegie Mellon University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in music, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Carnegie Mellon was $633 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,441 | $46,441 |
| Fees | $885 | $885 |
music who receive their master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon make an average of $25,580 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $25,197.
Online degrees for the Carnegie Mellon music master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Carnegie Mellon Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in music in 2019-2020, 45.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 48.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in music at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020, 4.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music Performance | 14 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 1 |
| Voice Performance | 1 |
| Stringed Instruments | 7 |
| Music Pedagogy | 1 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 2 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 28 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 24 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 6 |
| Arts & Media Management | 58 |
*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.
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