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Music at Georgia State University

Music at Georgia 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 Georgia State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year.

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

Georgia State Music Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Music Master’s Program

51% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of music master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

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In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Georgia State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 34
Other Music 6

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 Georgia 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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