Music Education at Mississippi State University

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 Mississippi State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986. In 2021, 19 music teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from Mississippi State.

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.

Mississippi State Music Education Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Music Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how Mississippi State 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 teacher education major at Mississippi State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Music Education Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Focused Music Education Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	52
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	87
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	89
	102
Best Value Music Education Schools	191
	212
Best Music Education Schools	247

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from Mississippi State. This makes it the #30 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in music teacher education, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Music Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 music teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from Mississippi State. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Mississippi 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State Music Education Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in music teacher education from Mississippi State in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Mississippi State, 75% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
• Agricultural Teacher Education

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 Mississippi State University.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.