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2025 Best Music Education Schools in Ohio

11 Colleges in Ohio
326 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 11 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music education. Combined, these schools handed out 326 degrees in music education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music Education School

Best Music Education Schools in Ohio 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

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 Ohio list to help you make the college decision. 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 Ohio

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 Ohio Schools in Music Teacher Education

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

Miami University - Oxford is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in music education. Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #134 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

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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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In OH
35 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in music education needs to take a look at Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were about 35 music education students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
89 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in music education needs to take a look at Kent State University at Kent. Kent State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Kent. A Best Colleges rank of #250 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Kent State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 89 music education students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In OH

It's hard to beat Youngstown State University if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 39th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 11 music education students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
13.3% Growth in Graduates

BGSU is a large public university located in the fringe town of Bowling Green. A Best Colleges rank of #547 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BGSU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 music education students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH

UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

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

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In OH
54.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Akron. This university ranks 23rd out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 11 music education students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent data year.

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Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In OH
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 31st out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

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

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In OH

Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Berea. This university ranks 25th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 13 music education students who graduated with this degree at Baldwin Wallace College in the most recent data year.

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Capital University
Columbus, OH
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In OH
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Columbus, Capital is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 50th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 27 music education students who graduated with this degree at Capital in the most recent data year.

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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
Michigan 915 125
Illinois 870 239
Indiana 737 112
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
Reading Teacher Education 273
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 270
English & Language Arts Education 132
Social Studies Education 127
Art Education 113
Mathematics Education 67
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 67
Agricultural Teacher Education 54
Biology Education 48
Science Education 39

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