by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,761 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 151st most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 258 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in music education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their music education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Music Education at Central Washington University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holy Names University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Holy Names University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oakland, California. It awarded 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Orange, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region. University of Oregon is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of the Pacific landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Southern California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 1 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Music Education at University of Southern California
Lewis & Clark College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 0 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Education at Lewis and Clark College
University of Redlands came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Redlands is located in Redlands, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Western Oregon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Music Education at Western Oregon University
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