2024 Best Music Education Schools
397
Colleges in the United States
4,761
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
A degree in
music education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #151 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 397 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,761 degrees in music education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Music Education School
The music teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Music Education Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Education Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Best Schools for Music Education in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the music teacher education degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools in Music Teacher Education
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
83
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Teachers College at Columbia University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in music education. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.
There were about 83 music education students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In WA
Any student pursuing a degree in music education needs to check out Western Washington University. WWU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bellingham. This university ranks 5th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 10 music education students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In GA
46
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat University of Georgia if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 46 music education students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NE
It is difficult to beat University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. UNL is a very large public university located in the city of Lincoln. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 22 music education students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In CA
USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1 music education students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
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BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. This university ranks 1st out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 28 music education students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In NY
42
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 42 music education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
65
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 65 music education students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In DE
UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were roughly 17 music education students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MD
UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 10 music education students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
88
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 88 music education students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 59th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 2 music education students who graduated with this degree at Fresno Pacific in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 19 music education students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
39
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 39 music education students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IN
Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 22 music education students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
18th
Most Popular In NY
Brooklyn College is a large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn. This college ranks 34th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 18 music education students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
47
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 26th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 47 music education students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 music education students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 19th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 14 music education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TN
Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 music education students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In OH
Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 music education students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
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Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the town of Oxford. This university ranks 3rd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 27 music education students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent data year.
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Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco. This university ranks 7th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 28 music education students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
42
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 42 music education students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
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Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 11 music education students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.
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