Music at Mississippi State University

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Mississippi State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986.

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

Mississippi State Music Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Mississippi State Music Rankings

The music major at Mississippi 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.

Music Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Music Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	4

General Visual & Performing 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 State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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