2025 Best Music Education Schools in Pennsylvania
9
Colleges in Pennsylvania
226
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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for music education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 226 degrees in music education annually.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
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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
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Choosing a Great Music Education School
Your choice of music education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Music Education 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 in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's 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 Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania Schools in Music Teacher Education
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In PA
36
Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Temple University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music education. Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges 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.
More information about a degree in music education from Temple University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In PA
It is difficult to beat Messiah University if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 40th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 6 music education students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music education from Messiah University
Masters
Degree Type
MBA in Music Business
Program Name
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
More information about a degree in MBA in Music Business from Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In PA
It is difficult to beat Duquesne University if you want to pursue a degree in music education. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #196 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duquesne is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 music education students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music education from Duquesne University
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music education. Located in the town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #616 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Kutztown University is a great university overall.
There were about 19 music education students who graduated with this degree at Kutztown University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music education from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
14th
Most Popular In PA
Located in the suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 47th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 1 music education students who graduated with this degree at YCP in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music education from York College of Pennsylvania
