2027 Best Music Education Schools in Missouri
Music Education programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for music education students.
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Best Schools for Music Education in Missouri
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Music Education
No school ranked higher than Southeast Missouri State University this year for music education. Southeast Missouri State University is a large public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau. The six-year graduation rate is 58%. Southeast Missouri State University awarded about 15 music education degrees in the most recent data year. Music Education graduates of Southeast Missouri State University earn a median of $34,206 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $21,748.
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Missouri State University Springfield came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best music education schools. Set in the city of Springfield, Missouri State University Springfield is a very large public institution. About 58% of students finish within six years. About 15 music education degrees were awarded at Missouri State University Springfield in the most recent year. Students who receive their music education degree from Missouri State University Springfield earn around $39,237 in the first couple years of their career. Missouri State University Springfield graduates carry a median of $30,294 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
