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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2023
26,167
growing 1.19%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$7,812
growing 1.24%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$39,280
growing 3.37%
Average Wage
$73,982
growing 4.62%
People in Workforce
2.36M
growing 3.61%
Average Employee Age
41.4
growing 0.322%

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In 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Music degree recipients are New York, NY, Boston, MA, and Los Angeles, CA. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Music degree recipients are Milpitas, CA, Dix Hills, NY, and Oberlin, OH. The most common degree awarded to students studying Music is a bachelors degree.

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Visual & Performing Arts

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Music and the types of students that study this field. Berklee College of Music awards the most degrees in Music in the US, but The New England Conservatory of Music and San Francisco Conservatory of Music have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Music.

Tuition costs for Music majors are, on average, $7,812 for in-state public colleges, and $39,280 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Music programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (645 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (13,950 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Music (2023)
  1. Berklee College of Music
    808 degrees awarded
  2. Los Angeles Film School
    517 degrees awarded
  3. Indiana University-Bloomington
    428 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Music, is Public, 4-year or above (13,950 completions in 2023).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,812
Median In-State Public
$39,280
Median Out of State Private

Berklee College of Music has the most Music degree recipients, with 808 degrees awarded in 2023.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. The New England Conservatory of Music
    100%
  2. San Francisco Conservatory of Music
    100%
  3. Cleveland Institute of Music
    100%

Out of all institutions that offer Music programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, The New England Conservatory of Music has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Music, with 100%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Music
  1. Los Angeles County, CA
    1,887 degrees awarded
  2. New York County, NY
    1,332 degrees awarded
  3. Suffolk County, MA
    1,325 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Music by year.

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Employment

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 $73,982 and the most common occupations are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

The industry that employs the most Visual & Performing Arts majors is uninformed, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Petroleum refining.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$73,982
Average Wage in Workforce
± $1,263
4.62%
1 Year Growth
± 2.33%

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $73,982 and the most common occupations are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

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Highest Paying Locations

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Highest Paying Pumas
  1. Houston-Galveston Area Council--Brazoria County (Southwest), Lake Jackson City PUMA, TX
    $211,900
  2. Fort Bend County (Northwest) PUMA, TX
    $204,973
  3. Alameda County (South)--Newark, Union City (West) & Fremont (West) Cities PUMA, CA
    $194,027

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Visual & Performing Arts majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Visual & Performing Arts majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Most Common

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

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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 Artists & related workers, Designers, and Musicians, singers, & related workers.

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Highest Paid

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

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Occupations by Share

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2.36M
2023 Workforce
± 37,437
3.61%
1 Year Growth
± 2.18%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.61%, from 2.28M in 2022 to 2.36M in 2023.

The largest single share of Visual & Performing Arts graduates go on to work as Graphic designers (4.58%). 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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The most common industries that employ Visual & Performing Arts majors, by number of employees, are uninformed, Elementary & secondary schools, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paying industries of Visual & Performing Arts majors, by average wage, are Petroleum refining, Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, and Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying.

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Industries by Share

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2.36M
2023 Workforce
± 37,437
3.61%
1 Year Growth
± 2.18%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.61%, from 2.28M in 2022 to 2.36M in 2023.

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

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Specialty Locations

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PUMAS with a relatively high number of Visual & Performing Arts majors
  1. Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central) PUMA, CA
    7.19
  2. NYC-Brooklyn Community District 1--Williamsburg & Greenpoint PUMA, NY
    7.04
  3. NYC-Manhattan Community District 12--Washington Heights & Inwood PUMA, NY
    6.58

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.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Visual & Performing Arts majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Diversity

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 41.4.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Visual & Performing Arts degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Visual & Performing Arts (14,017 students).

Workforce Age

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41.4
Average Age in 2023
± 0.207 Years
0.322%
1 Year Change
± 0.713%

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 32 and 31 years old, which represent 3.36% and 3.28% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Music are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

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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

Male (54.3%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Music.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    14,017 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    3,487 degrees awarded
  3. Non-resident Alien
    3,415 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Music for each race & ethnicity. White 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. White Male
    4,852 degrees awarded
  2. White Female
    4,027 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Male
    1,322 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Music.

White Male 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
    27,780 degree recipients
  2. Mexico
    21,738 degree recipients
  3. China
    18,177 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Korea
    4.64 times more than expected
  2. Northern Ireland
    4.18 times more than expected
  3. Iceland
    3.71 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Korea that hold Visual & Performing Arts degrees (4.64 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 (27,780 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Music field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Music majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Music majors need more than the average amount of Coordination, Negotiation, and Social Perceptiveness.

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 Music 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 Speaking, Active Listening, and Coordination are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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