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2024 Best Music Education Schools in Georgia

13 Colleges in Georgia
193 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for music education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 193 degrees in music education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Music Education School

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

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
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 Georgia 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 Georgia

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 Georgia Schools in Music Teacher Education

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
46 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in music education needs to look into University of Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools 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 data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA

Kennesaw State University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in music education. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw. A Best Colleges rank of #708 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means KSU Georgia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 music education students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In GA

Georgia Southern University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in music education. GaSou is a fairly large public university located in the town of Statesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #586 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 music education students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA
58.6% Growth in Graduates

Georgia College & State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music education. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Milledgeville. A Best Colleges rank of #713 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia College is a great university overall.

There were about 29 music education students who graduated with this degree at Georgia College in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In GA

Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

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

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Piedmont College
Demorest, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In GA
36.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 23rd out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 11 music education students who graduated with this degree at Piedmont College in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In GA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Columbus, CSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 43rd out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 15 music education students who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent data year.

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Berry College
Mount Berry, GA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In GA
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Mount Berry, Berry is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #799 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Berry is a great college overall.

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

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Covenant College
Lookout Mountain, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In GA

Covenant is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Lookout Mountain. A Best Colleges rank of #834 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Covenant is a great college overall.

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

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Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In GA

Augusta University is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Augusta. A Best Colleges rank of #780 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Augusta University is a great university overall.

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

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Best Music Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 284
North Carolina 710 150
Virginia 630 40
Tennessee 624 55
South Carolina 530 104
Kentucky 518 65
Mississippi 501 149
Alabama 500 28
Louisiana 489 44
Arkansas 466 61
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
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 333
English & Language Arts Education 121
Reading Teacher Education 120
Art Education 84
Social Studies Education 81
Mathematics Education 78
Agricultural Teacher Education 53
Science Education 46
Technology Education 45
Modern Language Education 37

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