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2025 Best Music Education Schools in Nebraska

7 Colleges in Nebraska
62 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Music Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #151 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Education Schools in Nebraska ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 62 degrees in music education annually.

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Choosing a Great Music Education School

Best Music Education Schools in Nebraska Your choice of music education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Music Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Music Teacher Education

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 Nebraska list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Music Education in Nebraska

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Nebraska Schools in Music Teacher Education

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE
12.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in music education has to take a look at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population. 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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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NE
30.0% Growth in Graduates

Wayne State College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music education. WSC is a small public college located in the distant town of Wayne. A Best Colleges rank of #998 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSC is a great college overall.

There were about 10 music education students who graduated with this degree at WSC in the most recent data year.

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Hastings College
Hastings, NE
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NE

Hastings College is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in music education. Hastings is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Hastings. This college ranks 1028th out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.

There were about 2 music education students who graduated with this degree at Hastings in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NE

Chadron State College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in music education. Located in the town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 16th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were about 1 music education students who graduated with this degree at Chadron State College in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NE
75.0% Growth in Graduates

UNOMAHA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Omaha. A Best Colleges rank of #776 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNOMAHA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 music education students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NE
66.7% Growth in Graduates

NWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Lincoln. This university ranks 13th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were approximately 3 music education students who graduated with this degree at NWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Nebraska Wesleyan University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NE

Peru State is a small public college located in the remote area of Peru. This college ranks 18th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were approximately 3 music education students who graduated with this degree at Peru State in the most recent data year.

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Best Music Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Music Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 99
Missouri 693 146
Iowa 648 99
Kansas 599 110
North Dakota 416 14
South Dakota 381 56

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One of 37 majors within the Teacher Education Subject Specific area of study, Music Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Music Teacher Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 79
Mathematics Education 57
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 50
Social Science Teacher Education 40
Science Education 38
Agricultural Teacher Education 36
Reading Teacher Education 26
English & Language Arts Education 17
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 13
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13

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