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2025 Best Music Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

6 Colleges in Mississippi
73 Bachelor's Degrees
Music Education is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #104 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for music education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 73 bachelor's degrees in music education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Music Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi The music teacher education bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for music education students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Music Education in Mississippi

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for music education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in Music Teacher Education

1
Mississippi State crest
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
20 Annual Graduates

Mississippi State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in music education. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State.More information about a bachelor’s in music education from Mississippi State University

2
William Carey University crest
William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8 Annual Graduates

William Carey University is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in music education. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Hattiesburg.More information about a bachelor’s in music education from William Carey University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
26 Annual Graduates

University of Southern Mississippi is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in music education. Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a bachelor’s in music education from University of Southern Mississippi

4
4 Annual Graduates

Delta State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in music education. Located in the remote town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music education from Delta State University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music education from Jackson State University

6
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Blue Mountain College
Blue Mountain, MS
2 Annual Graduates

Blue Mountain College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Blue Mountain.More information about a bachelor’s in music education from Blue Mountain College

Best Music Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Music Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 492 183
Tennessee 460 50
North Carolina 453 127
Georgia 453 142
Virginia 421 29
South Carolina 370 66
Kentucky 331 43
Alabama 320 27
Louisiana 306 44
Arkansas 294 61
West Virginia 223 2

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One of 37 majors within the Teacher Education Subject Specific area of study, Music Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 82
Agricultural Teacher Education 28
English & Language Arts Education 27
Social Studies Education 14
Mathematics Education 10
Science Education 7
Art Education 6
Social Science Teacher Education 5
Biology Education 4
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2

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