Music at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and approximately 5,547 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 music majors received their bachelor's degree from MSU Moorhead.

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

MSU Moorhead Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

MSU Moorhead Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how MSU Moorhead performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at MSU Moorhead 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	78
	235
	250

Music Student Demographics at MSU Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 music majors earned their bachelor's degree from MSU Moorhead. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,030	$78,950
Music Directors and Composers	200	$88,570
Sound Engineering Technicians	170	$42,840

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.