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2025 Best Music Education Schools in Indiana

8 Colleges in Indiana
134 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in music education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #151 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music education. Combined, these schools handed out 134 degrees in music education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music Education School

Best Music Education Schools in Indiana 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. We derive our Best Overall Music Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Education Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Music Education in Indiana

The schools below may not offer all types of music teacher education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Indiana Schools in Music Teacher Education

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
39 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Ball State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music education. Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #181 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 39 music education students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Ball State University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Indiana University - Bloomington is a good option for students pursuing a degree in music education. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the 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 approximately 26 music education students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Indiana University - Bloomington

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Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Butler University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music education. Butler is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #377 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Butler is a great university overall.

There were about 21 music education students who graduated with this degree at Butler in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN
50.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Indiana Wesleyan University if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #555 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IWU is a great university overall.

There were about 12 music education students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN

Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 21st out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 3 music education students who graduated with this degree at Valpo in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Valparaiso University

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Taylor University
Upland, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IN

Located in the rural area of Upland, Taylor U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 2 music education students who graduated with this degree at Taylor U in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IN
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Anderson. This university ranks 27th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 7 music education students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University Indiana in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Anderson University Indiana

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 29th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

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

More information about a degree in music education from Purdue University Fort Wayne

Best Music Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 316
Michigan 915 125
Illinois 870 239
Wisconsin 672 96

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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
Health Education 395
Reading Teacher Education 328
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 162
Social Studies Education 136
Mathematics Education 101
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 83
English & Language Arts Education 63
Art Education 62
Speech Teacher Education 31
Technology Education 24

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