Music at University of Missouri - Columbia

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

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a total student population of 31,089. In 2021, 17 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Mizzou.

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

Mizzou Music Degrees Available

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

Mizzou Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Mizzou 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 Mizzou 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	29
	273

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

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Mizzou Music Graduates

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mizzou is $30,766. This is 23% higher than $24,982, which is the national average for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

Music Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from Mizzou in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Mizzou since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mizzou Music Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Music from Mizzou in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Mizzou, 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 University of Missouri - Columbia with a master's in music.

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

Mizzou also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• General Visual & Performing 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 University of Missouri - Columbia.

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.