2025 Best Music Education Schools
237
Colleges in the United States
4,909
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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 237 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Education Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,909 degrees in music education annually.
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Featured Music Education Programs
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Choosing a Great Music Education School
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
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Education Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Featured Music Education Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Learn More
Best Schools for Music Education in the United States
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. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools in Music Teacher Education
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In GA
It's hard to beat University of Georgia if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 music education students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
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University of Maryland - College Park is a good option for students interested in a degree in music education. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 music education students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.
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Masters
Degree Type
MBA in Music Business
Program Name
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
99
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Boston University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in music education. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 99 music education students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In NY
Every student pursuing a degree in music education needs to check out Hunter College. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 30th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 7 music education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IN
39
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Ball State is a very large public university located in the small city of Muncie. This university ranks 5th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 39 music education students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In NY
55
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 55 music education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In OH
Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford. This university ranks 5th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 14 music education students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.
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UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 music education students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WA
88
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 88 music education students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
66
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 66 music education students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
48
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 52nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 48 music education students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In NY
Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 music education students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
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UNL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 25 music education students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In WA
Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 music education students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 music education students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In PA
36
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were about 36 music education students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 26 music education students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year.
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WWU is a large public university located in the city of Bellingham. This university ranks 5th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 14 music education students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Brooklyn College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn. This college ranks 62nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 22 music education students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In OH
35
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 music education students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NC
ECU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Greenville. This university ranks 7th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 9 music education students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.
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Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 music education students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 21 music education students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
35
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 35 music education students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In KY
Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 16 music education students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.
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