2025 Best Music Education Schools in the Plains States Region
54
Colleges in the Plains States Region
663
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 looked at 54 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 663 degrees in music education to qualified students.
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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
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
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 the Plains States Region list to help you make the college 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 Plains States Region
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.
10 Top Plains States Region Schools in Music Teacher Education
It's hard to beat University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 25 music education students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato is a good option for students interested in a degree in music education. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #412 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 music education students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.
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Masters
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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.
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Bachelor's Degree
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4th
Most Popular In MN
It's hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 6 music education students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
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Every student who is interested in music education needs to take a look at Winona State University. Winona State is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Winona. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Winona State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 music education students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were about 5 music education students who graduated with this degree at MLC in the most recent year we have data available.
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St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Saint Cloud. This university ranks 33rd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 3 music education students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IA
Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #270 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 25 music education students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In KS
ESU is a small public university located in the town of Emporia. This university ranks 11th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 5 music education students who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 music education students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 music education students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
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