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Music at University of Southern Mississippi

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music
  • Master’s 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

24% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 76% of music master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from Southern Miss, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Music

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 30
Music Performance 8

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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