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Los Angeles College of MusicPasadena, CA · Private for-profit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Voice and Opera (29% of graduates). 3 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 99% of colleges. 2% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,743 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

49 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 90% of graduates; 8 programs in 1 field awarded at least one.

  1. Voice and Opera 50.090829% 14
  2. Music Theory and Composition 50.090420% 10
  3. Stringed Instruments 50.091116% 8
  4. Music Technology 50.091314% 7
  5. Music Management 50.100310% 5

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a .

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Music$24,059 1 yr out

    1 year after completion: $24,059

    4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report

    Median federal debt: $36,325 · 61 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college3 to 1
3 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 99% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty2%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$47,775

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other for-profit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$8,743
$8,743
← Lessmore than 81% of 130More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)