Music Schools In New Jersey
New Jersey has 23 accredited music schools where music faculty who teach music classes can find employment. The trends in New Jersey's music academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in music includes music training at the following levels:
- Music Certificate
- Associates degree in Music
- Bachelors degree in Music
- Masters degree in Music
- PhD degree in Music
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Professional Trends
New Jersey Vs. National Music Employment
| New Jersey | 1,030 |
| National | 63,990 |
Of all of the music professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in New Jersey state.
Employment Growth for Music professionals In New Jersey
| 1,130 | 1,140 | 1,020 | 960 | 1,030 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Music is a shrinking field in New Jersey. In New Jersey, 100 less music professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of music has shrunk by 9% in New Jersey. This decline is slower than the change in the number of music professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of music professionals has grown by 14% from 2006 to 2010.
Music VS. All Professions salaries in New Jersey
| $21,625 | $23,030 | $26,930 | $31,515 | $32,040 |
| $50,031 | $52,191 | $53,328 | $54,026 | $55,877 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Music
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In New Jersey, as the number of music professionals is declining, the salaries earned by music professionals are increasing. The mean salary for music professionals in 2006 was $21,625 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $32,040 per year.
Salary percentiles for Music professionals in New Jersey
10th percentile |
$19,715 |
25th percentile |
$23,235 |
50th percentile |
$29,825 |
75th percentile |
$37,055 |
90th percentile |
$45,745 |
This represents a 33% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 132% pay differential between the highest paid music professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of music in New Jersey.
Average Salaries for Music professionals and related professions in New Jersey
Art |
$58,296 |
Liberal Arts |
$73,500 |
Music |
$32,040 |
Music Production |
$60,478 |
Music professionals in New Jersey earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Music programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
29 |
master |
13 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 52 |
As the number of music professionals is decreasing in New Jersey state, the number of students graduating from the 23 accredited music schools in New Jersey state is decreasing. In New Jersey, there were 453 graduates in 2006. And there were 411 graduates from music courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 9% percent decrease in the number of music school degree or certificate graduates in New Jersey. 56% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in music.