2025 Best Music Education Schools in Minnesota
13
Colleges in Minnesota
146
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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 13 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Education Schools in Minnesota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 146 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
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 Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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.
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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 Minnesota
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 Minnesota Schools in Music Teacher Education
Any student who is interested in music education has to check out Minnesota State University - Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the small city of Mankato. A Best Colleges rank of #412 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 music education students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
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Most Popular In MN
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music education. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 music education students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
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Masters
Degree Type
MBA in Music Business
Program Name
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It is hard to beat Winona State University if you want to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Winona State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 music education students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent data year.
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Every student who is interested in music education needs to check out Martin Luther College. MLC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of New Ulm.
There were roughly 5 music education students who graduated with this degree at MLC in the most recent data year.
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Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 52 schools 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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Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 30th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 6 music education students who graduated with this degree at MSU Moorhead in the most recent data year.
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Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 16 music education students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available.
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UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #106 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 music education students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #301 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means St. Olaf is a great college overall.
There were about 18 music education students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent year we have data available.
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Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead. This college ranks 32nd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 22 music education students who graduated with this degree at Concordia College Moorhead in the most recent data year.
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