by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic 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 master’s degree program in music, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at CalArts paid an average of $1,762 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $52,850 | $52,850 |
| Fees | $616 | $616 |
music who receive their master’s degree from CalArts make an average of $21,508 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% lower than the national average of $25,197.
Online degrees for the CalArts music master’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.
About 37.1% of the students who received their Master’s in music in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 48.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.9% of the music master’s degrees at CalArts in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music Performance | 10 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 21 |
| Jazz Studies | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 2 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 30 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 33 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 16 |
| Arts & Media Management | 7 |
*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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