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Music Education at Mississippi State University

Music Education at Mississippi State University

If you plan to study music education, take a look at what Mississippi State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year.

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.

Mississippi State Music Education Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Music Education Rankings

The music teacher education major at Mississippi 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in music teacher education, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Music Education Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Mississippi State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Mississippi State Music Education Master’s Program

67% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Mississippi State, 83% 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 State University with a master's in music teacher education.

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

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 Mississippi 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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