Music Education at Berklee College of Music

If you are interested in studying music education, you may want to check out the program at Berklee College of Music. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Berklee College of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,631. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from Berklee College of Music.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music Education section at the bottom of this page.

Berklee College of Music Music Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

Berklee College of Music Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at Berklee College of Music compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music teacher education major at Berklee College of Music is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Music Education Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Focused Music Education Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	32
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	46
Most Popular Music Education Schools	68
Most Focused Music Education Schools	76
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from Berklee College of Music. This makes it the #46 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Berklee College of Music

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music teacher education majors at Berklee College of Music.

Berklee College of Music Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music teacher education from Berklee College of Music in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Berklee College of Music since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Berklee College of Music are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Berklee College of Music with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Berklee College of Music Music Education Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in music teacher education from Berklee College of Music in 2021, 38% were men and 63% were women.

In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Berklee College of Music with a master's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Berklee College of Music also has a doctoral program available in music teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Music Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in music teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Berklee College of Music.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Walters-Storyk Design Group under License

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