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2024 Best Music Education Schools in Ohio

17 Colleges in Ohio
316 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 looked at 17 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Education Schools in Ohio ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 316 degrees in music education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music Education School

Best Music Education Schools in Ohio 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

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 Ohio list to help you make the college 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.

Best Schools for Music Education in Ohio

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.

10 Top Ohio Schools in Music Teacher Education

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In OH

Every student pursuing a degree in music education needs to check out Ohio State University - Main Campus. 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 approximately 22 music education students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Ohio State University - Main Campus

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH
3.7% Growth in Graduates

Miami University - Oxford is a good option for students pursuing a degree in music education. Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 27 music education students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
76 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in music education needs to take a look at Kent State University at Kent. Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kent. A Best Colleges rank of #388 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Kent State is a great university overall.

There were about 76 music education students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Kent State University at Kent

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Ashland University
Ashland, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
25th Most Popular In OH

Any student pursuing a degree in music education has to take a look at Ashland University. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Ashland. A Best Colleges rank of #527 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ashland is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 music education students who graduated with this degree at Ashland in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In OH
60.0% Growth in Graduates

UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Dayton. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.

There were about 10 music education students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent data year.

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Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In OH

Located in the town of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 5 music education students who graduated with this degree at Cedarville in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In OH
29.2% Growth in Graduates

Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Berea. This university ranks 25th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 24 music education students who graduated with this degree at Baldwin Wallace College in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In OH

Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 11 music education students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH

BGSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Bowling Green. A Best Colleges rank of #665 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BGSU is a great university overall.

There were about 26 music education students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
31 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

UC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 31 music education students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Best Music Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 915 125
Illinois 870 239
Indiana 737 112
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
Reading Teacher Education 323
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 301
English & Language Arts Education 125
Social Studies Education 119
Art Education 109
Mathematics Education 97
Agricultural Teacher Education 59
Biology Education 57
Science Education 54
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 42

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