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2024 Best Music Education Schools in Indiana

9 Colleges in Indiana
112 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in music education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #151 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Education Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 112 degrees in music education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music Education School

Best Music Education Schools in Indiana 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. We derive our Best Overall Music Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Bachelor's Degrees in Music Teacher Education
Master's Degrees in Music Teacher Education
Doctor's Degrees in Music Teacher Education

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Education Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Music Education in Indiana

The schools below may not offer all types of music teacher education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Indiana Schools in Music Teacher Education

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN

Ball State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music education. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were about 22 music education students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Ball State University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
42 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Indiana University - Bloomington is a good choice for students interested in a degree in music education. 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 approximately 42 music education students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Indiana University - Bloomington

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN
33.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Indiana Wesleyan University if you want to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #504 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IWU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 music education students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent data year.

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
71.4% Growth in Graduates

Valparaiso University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music education. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Valparaiso. A Best Colleges rank of #735 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Valpo is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 music education students who graduated with this degree at Valpo in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Valparaiso University

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Taylor University
Upland, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IN

Taylor U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Upland. A Best Colleges rank of #855 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Taylor U is a great university overall.

There were about 3 music education students who graduated with this degree at Taylor U in the most recent data year.

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Huntington University
Huntington, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In IN

Huntington is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Huntington. This university ranks 29th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 2 music education students who graduated with this degree at Huntington in the most recent data year.

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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In IN

UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #758 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIndy is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 music education students who graduated with this degree at UIndy in the most recent data year.

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Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In IN
50.0% Growth in Graduates

St. Mary's College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #383 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means St. Mary's College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 2 music education students who graduated with this degree at St. Mary's College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In IN

Bethel University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Mishawaka. This university ranks 34th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 1 music education students who graduated with this degree at Bethel University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Bethel University - Mishawaka

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IN

Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Anderson. This university ranks 38th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

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

More information about a degree in music education from Anderson University Indiana

Best Music Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Music Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 316
Michigan 915 125
Illinois 870 239
Wisconsin 672 96

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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
Health Education 320
Reading Teacher Education 285
Science Education 175
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 155
Social Studies Education 141
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 112
Mathematics Education 90
Art Education 70
English & Language Arts Education 67
Speech Teacher Education 35

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