by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 4,909 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 151st most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 663 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in music education. That schools that top this list have a program in music education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree music teacher education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and it awarded 15 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Fayette, Missouri, and it awarded 5 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Education at Lindenwood University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Music Education at University of Missouri - Kansas City
Wichita State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 9 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Education at Wichita State University
University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Kansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s music teacher education degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Northern Iowa ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Music Education at University of Northern Iowa
With a ranking of #9, Minot State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minot, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s music teacher education students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hastings College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hastings is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hastings, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 masters’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Webster University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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