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2025 Best Music Pedagogy Schools

24 Colleges in the United States
377 Music Pedagogy Degrees Awarded
Music Pedagogy isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #710 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 24 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music pedagogy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 377 degrees in music pedagogy annually.

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Choosing a Great Music Pedagogy School

Best Music Pedagogy Schools Your choice of music pedagogy 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 pedagogy 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.

Music Pedagogy Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Music Pedagogy
Master's Degrees in Music Pedagogy
Doctor's Degrees in Music Pedagogy

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 Pedagogy Schools list to help you make the college decision. 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.

Best Schools for Music Pedagogy in the United States

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 pedagogy degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Music Pedagogy

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Michigan State University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in music pedagogy. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 music pedagogy students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

Any student who is interested in music pedagogy needs to take a look at Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 music pedagogy students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
33.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Miami is a great option for students interested in a degree in music pedagogy. Located in the suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 music pedagogy students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
56.3% Growth in Graduates

Berklee College of Music is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in music pedagogy. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston.

There were about 16 music pedagogy students who graduated with this degree at Berklee College of Music in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA

Located in the large city of Boston, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

There were approximately 3 music pedagogy students who graduated with this degree at The New England Conservatory of Music in the most recent data year.

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ithaca is a great college overall.

There were roughly 6 music pedagogy students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX

SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were about 1 music pedagogy students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Luther College
Decorah, IA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Decorah, Luther is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were about 21 music pedagogy students who graduated with this degree at Luther in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
30.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 23 music pedagogy students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music pedagogy from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
88.9% Growth in Graduates

SHSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Huntsville. This university ranks 18th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 9 music pedagogy students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Music Pedagogy by Region

View the Best Music Pedagogy Schools for a specific region near you.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Far Western US
Southwest
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Music Pedagogy is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 11,168
Music Performance 7,281
Music Technology 1,673
Music Theory & Composition 1,194
Other Music 1,127
Voice Performance 668
Stringed Instruments 553
Jazz Studies 519
Keyboard Instruments 476
Music History 197

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