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2024 Best Music Pedagogy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
31 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for music pedagogy students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 degrees in music pedagogy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music Pedagogy School

Best Music Pedagogy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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

The music pedagogy 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 Pedagogy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. 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 Middle Atlantic Region

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.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Music Pedagogy

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in music pedagogy needs to check out Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 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.

More information about a degree in music pedagogy from Carnegie Mellon University

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

Temple University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in music pedagogy. Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in music pedagogy from Temple University

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

Ithaca College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in music pedagogy. Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Ithaca. This college ranks 39th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

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

More information about a degree in music pedagogy from Ithaca College

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC

Catholic University of America is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music pedagogy. CUA is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 5th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were roughly 7 music pedagogy students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music pedagogy from Catholic University of America

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
40.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Rider University if you want to pursue a degree in music pedagogy. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 12th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 5 music pedagogy students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music pedagogy from Rider University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in music pedagogy has to take a look at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #200 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMBC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 music pedagogy students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music pedagogy from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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Towson University
Towson, MD

Towson is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Towson. This university ranks 6th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.More information about a degree in music pedagogy from Towson University

Best Music Pedagogy Colleges by State

Explore the best music pedagogy schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 3
Pennsylvania 978 6
Maryland 618 4
New Jersey 614 5
District of Columbia 441 7

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Music Pedagogy is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 1,493
Music Performance 1,463
Voice Performance 228
Music Theory & Composition 223
Keyboard Instruments 216
Music Technology 205
Jazz Studies 194
Stringed Instruments 138
Other Music 112
Music History 70

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