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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Plains States region, there were 562 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 79 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in music education. That schools that top this list have a program in music education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree music teacher education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Northern State University is a small school located in Aberdeen, South Dakota that handed out 15 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, 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 Truman State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Kirksville, Missouri, and it awarded 15 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #3 spot on the list. CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 7 students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of Kansas landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Minot State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Minot, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 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 Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hastings College 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 Plains States Region ranking. Hastings College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hastings, Nebraska. It awarded 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northwest Missouri State University 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 Plains States Region ranking. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Webster University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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