New York Musicians and Singers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Musicians And Singers in New York

Fast Facts for Musicians And Singers in New York

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Binghamton, New York, and Rochester
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Albany, Buffalo, and Utica
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New York, Nassau, and Rochester

Salaries for Musicians And Singers in New York

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Binghamton, New York, and Rochester. (See table at bottom of page)

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New York Musician And Singing Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Doctorate & First Professional	22,655
Cornell University	Ithaca	Doctorate & First Professional	19,800
CUNY Brooklyn College	Brooklyn	Masters	16,087
Houghton College	Houghton	Masters	1,382
Ithaca College	Ithaca	Doctorate	6,660
Manhattan School of Music	New York	Doctorate	853
Nazareth College	Rochester	Doctorate	3,185
Nyack College	Nyack	Masters & First Professional	3,250
Purchase College	Purchase	Masters	4,251
Syracuse University	Syracuse	Doctorate & First Professional	19,084
The Juilliard School	New York	Doctorate	1,034
The New School	New York	Doctorate	9,659
University at Buffalo	Buffalo	Doctorate & First Professional	28,054
University of Rochester	Rochester	Doctorate & First Professional	9,334

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Musicians And Singers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for New York. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Musicians and Singers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Musicians and Singers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Relative Popularity
NEW YORK
Binghamton	110	4.4
New York	5,400	4.2
Rochester	440	3.5
Nassau	750	2.4
Utica	70	2.3
Buffalo	290	2.2
Albany	210	1.9

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