by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Purchase College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in music, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Purchase College was ranked #365 on College Factual's Best Schools for music list. It is also ranked #34 in New York.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Purchase College paid an average of $708 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $1,883 | $1,883 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,548 | $14,548 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,280 | $3,280 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purchase College in Music walked away with an average of $21,252 in student debt. That is 13% lower than the national average of $24,538.
The median early career salary of music students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purchase College is $18,666 per year. That is 26% lower than the national average of $25,137.
Purchase College 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 Purchase College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 46.0% of the music students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 46.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in music at Purchase College in 2019-2020, 28.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music Performance | 13 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 15 |
| Voice Performance | 10 |
| Jazz Studies | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 29 |
| Dance | 42 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 32 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 146 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 63 |
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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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