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Music at University of Southern Mississippi

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

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 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.

Southern Miss Music Degrees Available

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

Southern Miss Music Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Music Master’s Program

47% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 students who earned a master's degree in Music from Southern Miss in 2020-2021, 53% were men and 47% were women.

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In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers 8,920 $47,190
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 660 $62,540
Music Directors and Composers 80 $53,000

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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