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Music Education at Northwestern University

8 Bachelor's Degrees
1 Master's Degrees
0 Doctor's Degrees
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how Northwestern ranks in comparison to other schools with music teacher education programs.

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Music Education Degrees Available at Northwestern

Northwestern Music Teacher Education Rankings

Northwestern is in the top 10% of the country for music teacher education. More specifically it was ranked #27 out of 397 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Illinois.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Music Education Graduates 5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $30-$48k) 6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $48-$75k) 7
Best Value Colleges for Music Education (Income $30-$48k) 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $48-$75k) 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $30-$48k) 9
Best Value Colleges for Music Education (Income $48-$75k) 11
Highest Paid Music Education Graduates 13
Best Music Education Graduate Degree Schools 16
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools 16
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $75-$110k) 16
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Music Education Graduates 17
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $0-$30k) 18
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $0-$30k) 24
Best Value Colleges for Music Education (Income $0-$30k) 26
Best Music Education Schools 27
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income $75-$110k) 29
Best Value Colleges for Music Education (Income $75-$110k) 33
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (With Aid) 90
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income Over $110k) 109
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 114
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education 115
Best Music Education Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 116
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Music Education 117
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (With Aid) 205
Best Value Colleges for Music Education (With Aid) 232
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education (Income Over $110k) 335
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 346
Best Value Colleges for Music Education (Income Over $110k) 366
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education 370
Best Music Education Colleges for Veterans 373
Best Value Colleges for Music Education 394

Popularity of Music Teacher Education at Northwestern

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Northwestern University handed out 8 bachelor's degrees in music education. This is an increase of 14% over the previous year when 7 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 1 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from Northwestern. This makes it the #103 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Diversity at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music teacher education majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern Music Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 music teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 2

Northwestern Music Education Master’s Program

All of the 1 students who graduated with a Master’s in music teacher education from Northwestern in 2021 were women.

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The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Northwestern are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 100% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in music teacher education.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 0

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