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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Featured Music Pedagogy Programs
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MBA in Music Business
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Choosing a Great Music Pedagogy School
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
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.
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Featured Music Pedagogy 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 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
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.
More information about a degree in music pedagogy from Michigan State University
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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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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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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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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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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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.
More information about a degree in music pedagogy from Southern Methodist University
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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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
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.
More information about a degree in music pedagogy from Sam Houston State University