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General Music at Mississippi State University

If you plan to study General Music, take a look at what Mississippi State University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Mississippi State University sits in Mississippi State, MS.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 7 general music degrees were awarded at Mississippi State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Mississippi State University

Many students take online classes at Mississippi State University. Of 23,150 students, 3,877 (17%) studied exclusively online and 6,082 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for General Music graduates at Mississippi State University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Music graduates at Mississippi State University are 43% women (3) and 57% men (4).

General Music Bachelor’s Program at Mississippi State University

Of the 7 bachelor’s general music degrees awarded at Mississippi State University, 43% were women (3) and 57% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Music bachelor’s degree recipients at Mississippi State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of General Music bachelor’s degree recipients at Mississippi State University, lower than the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Music Graduates

Students who finish General Music program at Mississippi State University work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for General Music majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Musicians and Singers	$96,571
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.