Music Schools In Missouri
There are 35 accredited music schools in Missouri for faculty who teach music classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in music in the state of Missouri, which encompasses music training at the following levels:
- Music Certificate
- Associates degree in Music
- Bachelors degree in Music
- Masters degree in Music
- PhD degree in Music
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Missouri Vs. National Music Employment
| Missouri | 1,310 |
| National | 63,990 |
Approximately 2% of the country's music professionals work in Missouri state.
Employment Growth for Music professionals In Missouri
| 800 | 600 | 670 | 740 | 1,310 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of music professionals is growing in Missouri. There were 510 more music professionals working in Missouri in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of music professionals has grown by 64%. This growth is faster than the national trend for music professionals which shows a 14% increase in the number of music professionals working around the nation.
Music VS. All Professions salaries in Missouri
| $31,680 | $36,380 | $29,860 | $0 | $19,775 |
| $43,489 | $45,096 | $45,354 | $45,661 | $46,263 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Music
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Missouri, as the number of music professionals is growing, the salaries earned by music professionals are decreasing. The mean salary for music professionals in 2006 was $31,680 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $19,775 per year.
Salary percentiles for Music professionals in Missouri
10th percentile |
$12,960 |
25th percentile |
$16,205 |
50th percentile |
$18,775 |
75th percentile |
$22,580 |
90th percentile |
$28,490 |
Thus, music professionals' salaries declined by 60% in 4 years. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In Missouri state, within the field of music, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid music professionals earn 120% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Music professionals and related professions in Missouri
Art |
$53,586 |
Liberal Arts |
$52,250 |
Music |
$19,775 |
Music Production |
$46,518 |
In Missouri, music professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Music programs available for each degree type for all schools in Missouri
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
55 |
master |
19 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 85 |
As the number of music professionals is increasing in Missouri state, the number of students graduating from the 35 accredited music schools in Missouri state is also increasing. In Missouri, there were 309 graduates in 2006. And there were 358 graduates from music courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 16% percent increase in the number of music school degree or certificate graduates in Missouri. Most of these graduates, or 65%, earned an bachelor's degree in music.