Music at Valdosta State University

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

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 music majors received their bachelor's degree from VSU.

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

VSU Music Degrees Available

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

VSU Music Rankings

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

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 VSU 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
	105
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	184
Most Popular Music Schools	223
Most Focused Music Master’s Degree Schools	234

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in music from VSU. This makes it the #253 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at VSU

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

VSU Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 music students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from VSU, about 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 VSU since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Valdosta State University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

VSU Music Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in music from VSU. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from VSU, 67% 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 Valdosta State University with a master's in music.

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

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

Related Majors

• Design & Applied Arts
• Dance
• 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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,390	$66,740
Sound Engineering Technicians	530	$62,640
Music Directors and Composers	200	$73,470

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.