Keyboard Instruments

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2021
523
declining 9.98%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$8,935
growing 2.9%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$35,580
growing 1.93%
Average Wage
$65,031
growing 6.06%
People in Workforce
2.2M
growing 3.58%
Average Employee Age
41.1
growing 0.489%

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In 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Keyboard Instruments degree recipients are New York, NY, Cambridge, MA, and Boston, MA. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Keyboard Instruments degree recipients are Valley City, ND, Berea, OH, and Clinton, MS. The most common degree awarded to students studying Keyboard Instruments is a masters degree.

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Keyboard Instruments and the types of students that study this field. Manhattan School of Music awards the most degrees in Keyboard Instruments in the US, but Longy School of Music of Bard College and Manhattan School of Music have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Keyboard Instruments.

Tuition costs for Keyboard Instruments majors are, on average, $8,935 for in-state public colleges, and $35,580 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Keyboard Instruments programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (72 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (439 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Keyboard Instruments

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Keyboard Instruments, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (439 completions in 2021).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Keyboard Instruments programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$8,935
Median In-State Public
$35,580
Median Out of State Private

Manhattan School of Music has the most Keyboard Instruments degree recipients, with 83 degrees awarded in 2021.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Keyboard Instruments programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Longy School of Music of Bard College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Keyboard Instruments, with 33.3%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Keyboard Instruments

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Keyboard Instruments.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Visual & Performing Arts graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $65,031 and the most common occupations are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Postsecondary teachers.

The industry that employs the most Visual & Performing Arts majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$65,031
Average Wage in Workforce
± $1,140
6.06%
1 Year Growth
± 2.36%

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $65,031 and the most common occupations are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Postsecondary teachers.

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Highest Paying Locations

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Most Common

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The most common occupations Visual & Performing Arts majors, by number of employees, are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Postsecondary teachers.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Visual & Performing Arts majors working as Graphic designers, Interior designers, and Commercial and industrial designers.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Visual & Performing Arts majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Economists.

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Occupations by Share

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2.2M
2021 Workforce
± 36,127
3.58%
1 Year Growth
± 2.26%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.58%, from 2.12M in 2020 to 2.2M in 2021.

The largest single share of Visual & Performing Arts graduates go on to work as Graphic designers (4.61%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Visual & Performing Arts by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

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2.2M
2021 Workforce
± 36,127
3.58%
1 Year Growth
± 2.26%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.58%, from 2.12M in 2020 to 2.2M in 2021.

The industry which employs the most Visual & Performing Arts graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Visual & Performing Arts.

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Specialty Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Visual & Performing Arts majors.

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Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Visual & Performing Arts in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Visual & Performing Arts is 41.1.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Visual & Performing Arts degrees, and Non-resident Alien students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Visual & Performing Arts (320 students).

Workforce Age

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41.1
Average Age in 2021
± 0.215 Years
0.489%
1 Year Change
± 0.746%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Visual & Performing Arts. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 29 years old, which represent 3.47% and 3.39% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Keyboard Instruments are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Research Doctorate.

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Workforce Degrees

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The most common degree types held by the working population in Visual & Performing Arts are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (64.8%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. Non-resident Alien
    320 degrees awarded
  2. White
    113 degrees awarded
  3. Asian
    51 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Keyboard Instruments for each race & ethnicity. Non-resident Alien students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. Non-resident Alien Female
    138 degrees awarded
  2. Non-resident Alien Male
    53 degrees awarded
  3. White Female
    21 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in Keyboard Instruments.

Non-resident Alien Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Korea
    26,724 degree recipients
  2. Mexico
    20,104 degree recipients
  3. China
    16,070 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Korea
    4.69 times more than expected
  2. Northern Ireland
    3.76 times more than expected
  3. Georgia (country)
    3.7 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Korea that hold Visual & Performing Arts degrees (4.69 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Korea (26,724 degree recipients).

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predictive-analysisSkills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Keyboard Instruments field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Keyboard Instruments majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Keyboard Instruments majors need more than the average amount of Coordination, Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Persuasion, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Learning Strategies, Speaking, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Critical Thinking, Negotiation, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Systems Evaluation, Systems Analysis, Technology Design, Complex Problem Solving, Management of Personnel Resources, Operations Analysis, Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Management of Material Resources, Management of Financial Resources, Mathematics, Science, Equipment Selection, Installation, Programming, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Keyboard Instruments majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Coordination is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Coordination, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Learning, Writing, Time Management, Persuasion, Service Orientation, Learning Strategies, Complex Problem Solving, Instructing, Negotiation, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Management of Personnel Resources, Operations Analysis, Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Mathematics, Technology Design, Management of Material Resources, Management of Financial Resources, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, Science, Equipment Selection, Installation, Programming, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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