Music at Michigan State University

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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

Michigan State Music Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Music Rankings

The music major at Michigan 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.

There were 67 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Music Bachelor’s Program

51% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	52
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Michigan State Music Master’s Program

44% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of music master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Michigan State, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	31
International Students	19
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 Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	98
Music Pedagogy	41
Music Theory & Composition	22
Jazz Studies	17
Conducting	17
Keyboard Instruments	6
Other Music	4
General Music	2
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	1

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250
Music Directors and Composers	440	$51,180
Sound Engineering Technicians	90	$65,540

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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