Music Education at Jackson State University

What traits are you looking for in a music teacher education school? To help you decide if Jackson State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music teacher education program.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and has a total student population of 6,921.

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

Jackson State Music Education Degrees Available

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

Jackson State Music Education Rankings

The music teacher education major at Jackson State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Education. 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.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State Music Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Jackson State since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Jackson State Music Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. Jackson State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 77% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Social Science Teacher Education
• Mathematics Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Technology Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching

Careers That Music Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in music teacher education 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 Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	660	$62,540
Education Professors	510	$63,490

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 Comingdeer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.