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Music B.A.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Students should develop adequate aural and musicianship skills for tonal and post-tonal musical materials.

2. Students should have knowledge of tonal and post-tonal music theory and analysis.

3. Students should have studies in music history and ethnomusicology.

4. Students should develop skills in performance, composition and technology.

SUCCESS RATES

70.0%

6-year graduation rate

3.82

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

$39,303

10 years after graduation

$37,754

5 years after graduation

$28,249

1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

66.7%

Working in New York

38.7%

Continuing Education

Notes

Includes area of interest students for graduation rates.

Graduation rates: the percent of students entering in the selected major as first-time, full-time students in a fall term and graduating by August 31 six years later. Average of three most recent reporting years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Years to degree: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected major if they entered as a freshman. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23) Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected major based on the 4-digit CIP code at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. U.S. Census, Postsecondary Enrollment Outcomes Explorer. Degree completers from 2001-2018 in 2020 dollars.  Working in NY State: the percent of graduates working in New York State one year after graduation. Most recent available data from SUNY as of January 31, 2024 Continuing education: the percent of students enrolled in a U.S. postsecondary institution, 2 years following graduation. National Student Clearinghouse, includes graduates from 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-2022)