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Music at Mississippi University for Women

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

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and approximately 2,704 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 music majors received their bachelor's degree from MUW.

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

MUW Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

MUW Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at MUW 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 MUW 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 81
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 448
Best Music Schools 524
Most Popular Music Schools 598

Music Student Demographics at MUW

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

MUW Music Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in music from MUW. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at MUW since its program graduates 40% more women than average.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at MUW are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi University for Women with a bachelor's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 University for Women.

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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