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2024 Best Music Education Schools in Texas

20 Colleges in Texas
228 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 reviewed 20 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music education. Combined, these schools handed out 228 degrees in music education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music Education School

Best Music Education Schools in Texas 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

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 Texas 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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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 Texas

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 Texas Schools in Music Teacher Education

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
29.6% Growth in Graduates

Texas Christian University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in music education. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 music education students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Texas Christian University

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
7.1% Growth in Graduates

Baylor University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in music education. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were about 28 music education students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Baylor University

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX
42.9% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Texas Lutheran University if you want to pursue a degree in music education. TLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Seguin. This university ranks 84th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 14 music education students who graduated with this degree at TLU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Texas Lutheran University

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music education. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in music education from The University of Texas at Austin

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
20.8% Growth in Graduates

Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 24 music education students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In TX
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Abilene, Hardin - Simmons is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 79th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 6 music education students who graduated with this degree at Hardin - Simmons in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Hardin - Simmons University

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TX
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 42nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 8 music education students who graduated with this degree at Abilene Christian in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Abilene Christian University

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Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
19th Most Popular In TX
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #307 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Trinity U is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in music education from Trinity University

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX

UMHB is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Belton. This university ranks 77th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

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

More information about a degree in music education from University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 music education students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Southern Methodist University

Best Music Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 78
Oklahoma 565 106
New Mexico 416 19

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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 182
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 96
Art Education 85
English & Language Arts Education 69
Agricultural Teacher Education 52
Mathematics Education 52
Social Studies Education 33
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 29
History Education 25
Health Education 20

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