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Music at Messiah University

Music at Messiah University

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

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,370.

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

Messiah Music Degrees Available

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

Messiah Music Rankings

The music major at Messiah 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.

Music Student Demographics at Messiah

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

Messiah Music Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Messiah since its program graduates 34% more women than average.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Messiah are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Messiah Music Master’s Program

22% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of music master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from Messiah, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 28
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Messiah University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 52
General Music 5
Other Music 4

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 PA, the home state for Messiah University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740
Music Directors and Composers 400 $46,010
Sound Engineering Technicians 190 $45,540

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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