Music Education at William Carey University

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 5,472.

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.

William Carey University Music Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at William Carey University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? William Carey University offers distance education options for music teacher education at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

William Carey University Music Education Rankings

The music teacher education major at William Carey University 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.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at William Carey University

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

William Carey University Music Education Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

25% 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 William Carey University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at William Carey University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 William Carey University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

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

William Carey University Music Education Master’s Program

35% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. William Carey University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from William Carey University, 70% 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 30% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
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 William Carey 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
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