Music at East Mississippi Community College

If you plan to study music, take a look at what East Mississippi Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and approximately 3,392 students attend the school each year.

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

EMCC Music Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Music

EMCC Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at EMCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at East Mississippi Community College.

EMCC Music Associate’s Program

75% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of music associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in music only graduates about 46% women each year. The program at EMCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

EMCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in music graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Mississippi Community College with a associate's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Mississippi Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	2

General Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for East Mississippi Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	660	$62,540
Music Directors and Composers	80	$53,000

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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