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2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Education in Missouri

7 Colleges in Missouri

28 Master's Degrees

A master's degree in music education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #133 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Education in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 master's degrees in music education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music Education School for Your Master's Degree

The music teacher education master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music Education in Missouri ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for music education, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for music education.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music Education in Missouri

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in music education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Music Teacher Education Students Working on Their Master's

Truman State University
Kirksville, MO

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Truman State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in music education. Truman State is a small public university located in the town of Kirksville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in music education in Missouri.

There were approximately 10 music education students who graduated with this degree at Truman State in the most recent data year.

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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies
Fayette, MO

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in music education. Located in the town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in music education in Missouri.

There were about 7 music education students who graduated with this degree at CMU CGES in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in music education from Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in music education has to check out University of Missouri - Kansas City. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in music education in Missouri.

There were about 5 music education students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in music education from University of Missouri - Kansas City

Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Lindenwood University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in music education. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in music education in Missouri.

There were approximately 3 music education students who graduated with this degree at Lindenwood University in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Missouri - St Louis is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in music education. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in music education in Missouri.

There were roughly 3 music education individuals who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in music education from University of Missouri - St Louis

Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. More information about a master’s in music education from Webster University

Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO

Northwest is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Maryville. More information about a master’s in music education from Northwest Missouri State University

Best Music Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	345	24
Iowa	287	2
Kansas	244	17
Nebraska	200	0
North Dakota	149	2
South Dakota	123	8

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Music Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education	131
Mathematics Education	38
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	18
Agricultural Teacher Education	18
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	14
English & Language Arts Education	11
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	10
Social Science Teacher Education	7
Science Education	5
Modern Language Education	4

Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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