by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Syracuse University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in music, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Syracuse was $1,683 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $40,392 | $40,392 |
| Fees | $1,322 | $1,322 |
The median early career salary of music students who receive their master’s degree from Syracuse is $25,194 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $25,197.
Syracuse does not offer an online option for its music master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Syracuse Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the music students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 48.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in music at Syracuse in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music Theory & Composition | 2 |
| Conducting | 3 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 3 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 14 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 7 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 24 |
| Arts & Media Management | 13 |
*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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