Music at Missouri State University - Springfield

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

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 23,505 students attend the school each year.

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

Missouri State Music Degrees Available

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

Missouri State Music Rankings

The music major at Missouri 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 Missouri State

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

Missouri State Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Missouri State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Missouri 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 Missouri State University - Springfield with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Missouri State Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of music master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri State University - Springfield with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Missouri State University - Springfield. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Missouri State University - Springfield. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	32
Music Performance	11
Voice Performance	4

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,430	$80,570
Music Directors and Composers	90	$60,590

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.