2024 Best Music Education Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
4
Colleges in Pennsylvania
44
Master's Degrees
a master's degree in
music education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #130 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Education Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 master's degrees in music education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Music Education School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of music education for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality music teacher education program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to music education students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of music education students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized music education related body.
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 master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Music Education Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Education Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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