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Music at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received their master's degree in music.

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

Michigan State Music Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Music
  • Doctorate Degree in Music

Michigan State Music Rankings

There were 67 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Music Master’s Program

50% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 82 students who earned a master's degree in Music from Michigan State in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 39
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250
Music Directors and Composers 440 $51,180
Sound Engineering Technicians 90 $65,540

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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