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California State University - Los Angeles Bachelor’s in Music

28 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$12,000 Average Student Debt

Music is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at California State University - Los Angeles. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in music, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Cal State LA Bachelor’s in Music

#354 in the U.S
#35 in California

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Cal State LA was ranked #354 on College Factual's Best Schools for music list. It is also ranked #35 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for Cal State LA.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid) 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid) 6
Best Value Colleges for Music (With Aid) 7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 8
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 18
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 18
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 19
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 19
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 20
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 21
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 29
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 30
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 31
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 31
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 36
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 38
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Music Graduates 95
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Music 107
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music 110
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools 141
Most Popular Colleges for Music 142
Best Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 148
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music 156
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music 172
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music 212
Best Value Colleges for Music 238
Best Music Colleges for Veterans 287
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 294
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Music Graduates 306
Highest Paid Music Graduates 323
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 350
Best Music Schools 354
Most Focused Colleges for Music 656
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music 706

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Music from Cal State LA Cost?

$6,785 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$12,000 Average Student Debt

Cal State LA Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $5,742 $17,622
Fees $1,043 $1,043
Books and Supplies $1,046 $1,046
On Campus Room and Board $16,932 $16,932
On Campus Other Expenses $4,317 $4,317

Learn more about Cal State LA tuition and fees.

Cal State LA Music Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Music students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cal State LA took out an average of $12,000 in student loans. That is 51% lower than the national average of $24,538.

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Does Cal State LA Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Music?

Cal State LA does not offer an online option for its music bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cal State LA Online Learning page.

Cal State LA Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Music

28 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
25.0% Women
82.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 28 bachelor’s degrees in music awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 25.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in music in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 82.1% of music bachelor’s degree recipients at Cal State LA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 18
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Bachelor’s in Music Focus Areas at Cal State LA

Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Music 8
Music Performance 20

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Drama & Theater Arts 28
Fine & Studio Arts 135

View All Music Related Majors >

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.

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