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Music Education at Appalachian State University

If you plan to study Music Education, consider the program at Appalachian State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Appalachian State University is located in Boone, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 20 music education degrees were granted at Appalachian State University.

Studying Online at Appalachian State University

Distance learning is available at Appalachian State University. Among 21,570 students, 2,551 (12%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 9,977 (46%) took at least some classes online.

Music Education Rankings at Appalachian State University

These rankings give you a sense of how Appalachian State University’s Music Education program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#1 of 4
Best Value	North Carolina	#5 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#11 of 34
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#33 of 76
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#67 of 154
Best Value	Nationwide	#118 of 332

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Music Education graduates at Appalachian State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Music Education graduates at Appalachian State University are 60% women (12) and 40% men (8).

Music Education Bachelor’s Program at Appalachian State University

Of the 20 bachelor’s music education graduates at Appalachian State University, 60% were women (12) and 40% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Music Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Appalachian State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	17
Hispanic / Latino	2
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 15% of Music Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Appalachian State University, lower than the national average of 23%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Music Education Graduates

Graduates of the Music Education program at Appalachian State University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Music Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$83,105
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,983

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.