Music Education at University of Southern Mississippi

If you are interested in studying music education, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from Southern Miss.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Music Teacher Education

Southern Miss Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at Southern Miss compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Music Education Schools	50
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused Music Education Schools	70
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	81
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	82
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	107
	297
Best Music Education Schools	347

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from Southern Miss. This makes it the #81 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 39 music teacher education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southern Miss, about 59% were men and 41% 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 Southern Miss since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 67% 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 12% 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	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern Miss Music Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in music teacher education from Southern Miss. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Southern Miss, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in music teacher education. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Science Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• Modern Language 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 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
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.