Music at Mississippi College

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

MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and has a total student population of 4,667. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in music from MC.

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

MC Music Degrees Available

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

MC Music Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at MC 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 Music Master’s Degree Schools	153
	155
Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools	269
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	304
Most Popular Music Schools	797
Most Focused Music Schools	941

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in music from MC. This makes it the #270 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at MC

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

MC Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at MC 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 Mississippi College with a bachelor's in music.

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

MC Music Master’s Program

The music program at MC awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from MC, 100% 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 Mississippi College with a master's in music.

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

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

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Design & Applied 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 MS, the home state for Mississippi College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	660	$62,540
Music Directors and Composers	80	$53,000

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 Robby Followell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.