2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Utah

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Utah for a Master’s” 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 Utah, there were 56 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,613 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Utah for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in music education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular music education programs in the United States.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Utah for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah master’s degree music teacher education students.

Top 2 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Utah

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Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah

#9 overall quality in Utah

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Utah for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Music Education at Southern Utah University

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Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, Utah

#1 overall quality in Utah

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Music Teacher Education Major in Utah for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Music Education Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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