Music Therapy at SUNY New Paltz

If you plan to study music therapy, take a look at what SUNY New Paltz has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and has a total student population of 7,489.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY New Paltz Music Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Music Therapy

SUNY New Paltz Music Therapy Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Music Therapy Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music therapy majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Music Therapy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 music therapy majors earned their master's degree from SUNY New Paltz. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 15% men graduate in music therapy each year. SUNY New Paltz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music therapy master's degree from SUNY New Paltz, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a master's in music therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Music Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in music therapy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Therapists	660	$72,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By crz4mets2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.