Other Music

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2021
1,117
declining 11.5%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$8,878
growing 0.464%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$36,973
growing 4.71%
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 Other Music degree recipients are Boston, MA, Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN, and Hartford, CT. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Music degree recipients are North Newton, KS, Hartford, CT, and Bexley, OH. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Music is a bachelors degree.

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Music and the types of students that study this field. Berklee College of Music awards the most degrees in Other Music in the US, but International College of Broadcasting and Berklee College of Music have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Music.

Tuition costs for Other Music majors are, on average, $8,878 for in-state public colleges, and $36,973 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Music programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (87 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (801 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Other Music

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Music, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (801 completions in 2021).

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

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$8,878
Median In-State Public
$36,973
Median Out of State Private

Berklee College of Music has the most Other Music degree recipients, with 222 degrees awarded in 2021.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Other Music programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, International College of Broadcasting has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Music, with 60.5%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Other Music

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

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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 Other Music.

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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

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Music is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.
$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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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Visual & Performing Arts majors.

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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

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Music is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.
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 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 (631 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Music is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.
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 Other 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 (54.6%)
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 Other Music.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    631 degrees awarded
  2. Non-resident Alien
    141 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    100 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other 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
    272 degrees awarded
  2. White Female
    214 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Male
    45 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Other 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
    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 Other Music field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other Music majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other Music majors need more than the average amount of Coordination, Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Instructing, Service Orientation, Time Management, Persuasion, Learning Strategies, Active Listening, Negotiation, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Operations Analysis, Management of Personnel Resources, Active Learning, Systems Evaluation, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis, Technology Design, Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, Operation Monitoring, Programming, Quality Control Analysis, Mathematics, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Equipment Selection, Science, Installation, 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 Other 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 Active Listening, Coordination, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Social Perceptiveness, Writing, Time Management, Active Learning, Instructing, Complex Problem Solving, Service Orientation, Persuasion, Learning Strategies, Systems Evaluation, Negotiation, Management of Personnel Resources, Systems Analysis, Operations Analysis, Mathematics, Management of Financial Resources, Operation Monitoring, Management of Material Resources, Quality Control Analysis, Technology Design, Programming, Science, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, Equipment Selection, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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