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University of California - Berkeley Bachelor’s in Music

33 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Music. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Music is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at University of California - Berkeley. 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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Rankings for the UC Berkeley Bachelor’s in Music

#47 in the U.S
#5 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. UC Berkeley is in the top 10% of the country for music. More specifically it was ranked #47 out of 697 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for UC Berkeley.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k)23
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k)25
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k)25
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Music Graduates25
Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools25
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k)28
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k)32
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid)33
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools34
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k)38
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k)43
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools43
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music45
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k)45
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k)46
Best Music Schools47
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k)48
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k)49
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k)54
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Music Graduates57
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k)58
Best Music Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans58
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music59
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k)59
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music74
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k)77
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k)98
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid)106
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid)121
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k)123
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music124
Most Popular Colleges for Music129
Best Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans131
Best Value Colleges for Music (With Aid)147
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Music Graduates174
Highest Paid Music Graduates185
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k)199
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music212
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Music221
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music289
Best Music Colleges for Veterans309
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans355
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k)398
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k)451
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music543
Best Value Colleges for Music562
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music862
Most Focused Colleges for Music913

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Music from UC Berkeley Cost?

$14,312 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UC Berkeley Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,442$41,196
Fees$2,870$2,870
Books and Supplies$1,091$1,091
On Campus Room and Board$20,530$20,530
On Campus Other Expenses$5,595$5,595

Learn more about UC Berkeley tuition and fees.

Does UC Berkeley Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Music?

Online degrees for the UC Berkeley 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 UC Berkeley Online Learning page.

UC Berkeley Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Music

33 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
45.5% Women
66.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 33 bachelor’s degrees in music awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 45.5% of the music students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 46.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 66.7% of the music bachelor’s degrees at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian13
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino6
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White5
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities7

Bachelor’s in Music Focus Areas at UC Berkeley

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Music33

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Dance9
Drama & Theater Arts44
Film, Video & Photographic Arts82
Fine & Studio Arts107

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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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