Music Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #151 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Education Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 43 degrees in music education to qualified students.
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. For our Best Overall Music Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The music teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Education Schools in Virginia.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Shenandoah University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music education. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Winchester. A Best Colleges rank of #302 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Shenandoah is a great university overall.
There were about 24 music education students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent year we have data available.
Emory and Henry College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music education. Emory & Henry College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Emory. This college ranks 41st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 6 music education students who graduated with this degree at Emory & Henry College in the most recent year we have data available.
Old Dominion University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in music education. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #446 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Old Dominion is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 music education students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in music education needs to look into University of Lynchburg. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 3 music education students who graduated with this degree at Lynchburg in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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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. For our Best Overall Music Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
