2024 Best Music Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
37
Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
944
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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for music education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 944 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Middle Atlantic Region
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 Middle Atlantic Region 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 wonderful option for students pursuing 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 schools nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.
There were roughly 83 music education students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music education from Teachers College at Columbia University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In NY
42
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
New York University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music education. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools 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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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In DE
It's difficult to beat University of Delaware if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. UD is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were about 17 music education students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MD
University of Maryland - College Park is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in music education. UMCP is a very large public university located in the large 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.
More information about a degree in music education from University of Maryland - College Park
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
18th
Most Popular In NY
Brooklyn College is a large public college located in the city of Brooklyn. This college ranks 34th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 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 large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #347 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means QC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 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 New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #256 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.
There were about 14 music education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.
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Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were roughly 24 music education students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.
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Lehman is a large public college located in the large city of Bronx. This college ranks 57th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 8 music education students who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In PA
Messiah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg. This university ranks 31st out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 13 music education students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent data year.
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