Music Education at University of Southern Mississippi

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every music education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music teacher education program at University of Southern Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606.

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

Southern Miss Music Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education
Master’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

Southern Miss Music Education Rankings

The music teacher education major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Education. 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in music teacher education, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Music Education Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Southern Miss are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Southern Miss Music Education Master’s Program

70% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Music Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in music teacher education 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 Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	660	$62,540
Education Professors	510	$63,490

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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