Music at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,480 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Mississippi in 2021, 20 of them were music majors.

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

Ole Miss Music Degrees Available

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

Ole Miss Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how Ole Miss performed in these rankings.

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 Ole Miss 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
Most Popular Music Doctor’s Degree Schools	81

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in music from Ole Miss. This makes it the #76 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #82 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from Ole Miss in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Ole Miss since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Ole Miss are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 University of Mississippi with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ole Miss Music Master’s Program

The music program at Ole Miss awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Ole Miss, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ole Miss also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 3 students 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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.