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2024 Best Music Education Schools in Arkansas

8 Colleges in Arkansas
61 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Education Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 61 degrees in music education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music Education School

Best Music Education Schools in Arkansas Your choice of music education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Music Education Degree Level

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Education Schools in Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Music Education in Arkansas

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.

Top Arkansas Schools in Music Teacher Education

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In AR

It's hard to beat University of Arkansas if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. UARK is a very large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in music education from University of Arkansas

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AR

Any student pursuing a degree in music education has to look into Harding University. Harding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Searcy. A Best Colleges rank of #618 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harding is a great university overall.

There were about 4 music education students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Harding University

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AR
11.8% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Arkansas State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #610 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 music education students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent data year.

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

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AR
22.7% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Arkansas Tech University if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were about 22 music education students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Arkansas Tech University

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AR

Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1059 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCA is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in music education from University of Central Arkansas

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AR
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Ouachita Baptist is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Arkadelphia. This university ranks 12th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were about 8 music education students who graduated with this degree at Ouachita Baptist in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Ouachita Baptist University

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AR

Located in the small city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were about 4 music education students who graduated with this degree at UAFS in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In AR
50.0% Growth in Graduates

UAM is a small public university located in the town of Monticello. This university ranks 29th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

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

More information about a degree in music education from University of Arkansas at Monticello

Best Music Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 284
North Carolina 710 150
Georgia 690 183
Virginia 630 40
Tennessee 624 55
South Carolina 530 104
Kentucky 518 65
Mississippi 501 149
Alabama 500 28
Louisiana 489 44
West Virginia 410 2

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One of 37 majors within the Teacher Education Subject Specific area of study, Music Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education 378
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 195
English & Language Arts Education 37
Agricultural Teacher Education 32
Social Studies Education 27
Mathematics Education 21
Social Science Teacher Education 19
History Education 11
Technical Teacher Education 10
Art Education 9

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