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Music at Georgia State University

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at Georgia State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in music from Georgia State.

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

Georgia State Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music
  • Master’s Degree in Music

Georgia State Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Georgia State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Georgia State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Music Schools 266

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in music from Georgia State. This makes it the #43 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Music Graduates from Georgia State Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia State is $21,016. This is less than $24,982, which is the national average of all music majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Music Student Demographics at Georgia State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Georgia State University.

Georgia State Music Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 31 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgia State, about 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Georgia State Music Master’s Program

56% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 34 students who earned a master's degree in Music from Georgia State in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

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In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia State University with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Georgia State also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,390 $66,740
Sound Engineering Technicians 530 $62,640
Music Directors and Composers 200 $73,470

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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