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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region

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Music Education is the 151st most popular major in the country with 4,761 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 259 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 108 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region”.

Top 17 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the New England Region

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Longy School of Music of Bard College
Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longy School of Music of Bard College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region list. Longy School of Music of Bard College is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 7 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Longy Music Education Report

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Gordon College
Wenham, Massachusetts

Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon College landed the #2 spot on the list. Wenham, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Full Gordon College Music Education Report

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Castleton University
Castleton, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Castleton University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region. Castleton University is a small school located in Castleton, Vermont that handed out 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Music Education at Castleton University

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Music Education at UHart

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Music Education at Boston U

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Berklee College of Music
Boston, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #6, Berklee College of Music did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region list. Berklee College of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music Education at Berklee College of Music

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

With a ranking of #7, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region list. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Music Education at Central Connecticut State University

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Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island

Rhode Island College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Music Education at RIC

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With a ranking of #9, Western Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region list. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Music Education at WestConn

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Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Bridgewater State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Bridgewater State University is a medium-sized school located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts that handed out 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Music Education at Bridgewater State University

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University of Southern Maine ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 1 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music Education at University of Southern Maine

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Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region ranking. Plymouth State is a small school located in Plymouth, New Hampshire that handed out 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Music Education at Plymouth State University

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Westfield State University
Westfield, Massachusetts

Westfield State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Westfield State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Westfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music Education at Westfield

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Music Education Report

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Bennington College
Bennington, Vermont

Bennington College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region list. Located in Bennington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Bennington Music Education Report

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

University of Maine landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 10 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Music Education at University of Maine

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Music Education at UMass Lowell

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