by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Grand Rapids Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in music, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Grand Rapids Community College paid an average of $371 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $247 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,410 | $11,130 |
| Fees | $459 | $459 |
| Books and Supplies | $743 | $743 |
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The median early career salary of music students who receive their associate degree from Grand Rapids Community College is $21,894 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $20,033.
Online degrees for the Grand Rapids Community College music associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Grand Rapids Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 30.8% of the music students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 33.8%.
Around 23.1% of music associate degree recipients at Grand Rapids Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Music | 10 |
| Music Performance | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 1 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 8 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 14 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
