2025 Best Music Education Schools in Arkansas
6
Colleges in Arkansas
65
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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for music education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 65 degrees in music education to qualified students.
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. 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.
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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Education Schools in Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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 Arkansas
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.
Top Arkansas Schools in Music Teacher Education
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In AR
Any student who is interested in music education needs to look into Harding University. Harding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Searcy. A Best Colleges rank of #640 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Harding is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 music education students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music education from Harding University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AR
It is difficult to beat Arkansas Tech University if you want to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 17 music education students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent data year.
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Masters
Degree Type
MBA in Music Business
Program Name
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In AR
It's hard to beat Arkansas State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #753 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.
There were about 15 music education students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's hard to beat University of Central Arkansas if you want to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 9 music education students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent data year.
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Located in the small city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 5 music education students who graduated with this degree at UAFS in the most recent year we have data available.
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