Music at Truman State University

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at Truman State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and approximately 4,655 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in music from Truman State.

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

Truman State Music Degrees Available

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

Truman State Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Truman State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Truman 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	26
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Best Music Schools	49
	51
Most Focused Music Schools	140
Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools	183
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in music from Truman State. This makes it the #184 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at Truman State

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

Truman State Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from Truman State in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Truman State since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Truman 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 Truman State University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Truman State Music Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 music majors earned their master's degree from Truman State. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Truman State, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 Truman 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
• Image Credit: By Derhai under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.