Music at Missouri Western State University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and has a total student population of 4,911.

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 Western Music Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Missouri Western Music Rankings

The music major at Missouri Western 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 Western

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

Missouri Western Music Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 Western since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Missouri Western State University with a bachelor's in music.

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

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Missouri Western State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Missouri Western State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	10

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 Western State University.

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
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