Music is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at California Institute of the Arts. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in music, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at CalArts was ranked #250 on College Factual's Best Schools for music list. It is also ranked #24 in California.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at CalArts was $1,762 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $52,850 | $52,850 |
Fees | $616 | $616 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,809 | $12,809 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $7,656 | $7,656 |
Learn more about CalArts tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Music students who received their bachelor’s degree at CalArts took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 10% higher than the national average of $24,538.
The median early career salary of music students who receive their bachelor’s degree from CalArts is $24,615 per year. That is 2% lower than the national average of $25,137.
Online degrees for the CalArts music bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CalArts Online Learning page.
Women made up around 22.9% of the music students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.4% of the music bachelor’s degrees at CalArts in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 25 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Music | 8 |
Music Performance | 12 |
Music Theory & Composition | 16 |
Jazz Studies | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Dance | 14 |
Design & Applied Arts | 12 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 47 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 28 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 22 |
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*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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