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Music at The New School

Here is an overview of this program at New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #14 out of 29 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Music Degrees Available at New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement

Here is each degree level granted in music at New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	101
Master’s	117
Graduate Certificate	22

New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement Music Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, The New School conferred 101 bachelor’s degrees in music.

Bachelor’s Rankings

New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement is in the top 10% of the country for music at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #14 out of 29 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	14
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	29
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	36
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	63
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	362

Salary of Music Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Music students who finish a bachelor’s at New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement earn a median of $28,567 a year. This is below $52,512, the median for all majors at New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement.

Student Debt of Music Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement, music students accumulate a median of $24,000 in student loans. This is below $24,526, the typical median for all majors at New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement.

New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$51,122	$57,374
Fees	$1,356	$1,356

Find out more about New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 64% of music bachelor’s degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

The largest share of music bachelor’s degree graduates at New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement were White. About 46% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The New School with a bachelor’s in music.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	46
Non-Resident Aliens	28
Other Races	4

Jazz/Jazz Studies (Bachelor’s)

New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement conferred 51 bachelor’s degrees in jazz/jazz studies in the latest year of data — 25% to women and 75% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (51%).

• Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #2
• Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #2
• Best Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #5
• Best Value Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #9
• Best Value Jazz Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #15

Keyboard Instruments (Bachelor’s)

New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement granted 13 bachelor’s degrees in keyboard instruments recently — 54% to women and 46% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Non-Resident Alien (54%).

• Best Keyboard Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #1
• Best Keyboard Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #2
• Best Value Keyboard Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #11
• Best Value Keyboard Instruments Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #63

Music Performance, General (Bachelor’s)

New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement granted 13 bachelor’s completions in music performance, general in the latest year of data — 38% to women and 62% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Non-Resident Alien (62%).

• Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #6
• Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #13
• Best Value Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #20
• Best Value Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #42
• Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #78

Music History, Literature, and Theory (Bachelor’s)

New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement granted 12 bachelor’s completions in music history, literature, and theory in the most recent reporting year — 42% to women and 58% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (50%).

• Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #3
• Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #3
• Best Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #4
• Best Value Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #10
• Best Value Music History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #18

Voice and Opera (Bachelor’s)

New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement awarded 6 bachelor’s completions in voice and opera in the most recent reporting year — 100% to women and 0% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (67%).

• Best Value Voice Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #8
• Best Value Voice Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #14
• Best Value Voice Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #66

Music Theory and Composition (Bachelor’s)

New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement granted 5 bachelor’s degrees in music theory and composition recently — 0% to women and 100% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (80%).

• Best Value Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #18
• Best Value Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #27
• Best Value Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #130

Conducting (Bachelor’s)

New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement awarded 1 bachelor’s completion in conducting in the latest year of data — 0% to women and 100% to men.

• Best Value Conducting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #8
• Best Value Conducting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #14
• Best Value Conducting Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #56

Graduate Study in Music at New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at New School University; Parsons The New School for Design; New School for Social Research; Eugene Lang College; Mannes College; The New School for Drama; The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music; The New School for Public Engagement. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	117
Graduate Certificate	22

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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