2025 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #36 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 master's degrees in music during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on music students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other music students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for music to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized music related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Music Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music in Mississippi

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

Top Mississippi Schools for a Master's in Music

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

20 Annual Graduates

University of Mississippi is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in music. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in music from University of Mississippi

2

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

17 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Southern Mississippi if you wish to pursue a master's degree in music. Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a master’s in music from University of Southern Mississippi

Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	194
Georgia	190	93
Virginia	182	127
North Carolina	178	88
Tennessee	166	92
Alabama	151	26
Kentucky	147	49
Louisiana	147	87
South Carolina	146	28
Arkansas	121	44
West Virginia	112	16

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Music Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Music Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	37
Music Pedagogy	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Drama & Theater Arts	25
Fine & Studio Arts	6
Design & Applied Arts	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.