2025 Best Music Education Schools in Iowa
6
Colleges in Iowa
107
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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Education Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 107 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
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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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
The music teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Education Schools in Iowa.
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 Iowa
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 Iowa Schools in Music Teacher Education
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IA
It's hard to beat University of Northern Iowa if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. UNI is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #270 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were about 25 music education students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music education from University of Northern Iowa
University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music education. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 music education students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music education from University of Iowa
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.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
Every student pursuing a degree in music education has to look into Iowa State University. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 music education students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music education from Iowa State University
Morningside College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music education. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Sioux City. This college ranks 10th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 5 music education students who graduated with this degree at Morningside in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music education from Morningside College
Wartburg is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Waverly. This college ranks 15th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 14 music education students who graduated with this degree at Wartburg in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music education from Wartburg College
