Music Education at Boise State University

What traits are you looking for in a music teacher education school? To help you decide if Boise State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music teacher education program.

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and approximately 24,069 students attend the school each year. Of the 181 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boise State University in 2021, 8 of them were music education majors.

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.

Boise State Music Education Degrees Available

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

Boise State Music Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how Boise State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music teacher education major at Boise State 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 Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	115
	273
Most Focused Music Education Schools	376

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from Boise State. This makes it the #92 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Boise State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music teacher education majors at Boise State University.

Boise State Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Music Education from Boise State in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 38% 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 Boise State since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Boise State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boise State University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Boise State Music Education Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Music Education from Boise State in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Boise State, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boise State University with a master's in music teacher education.

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

Boise State 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

• Science Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Drama & Dance Education
• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
• Spanish Education

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 ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
High School Teachers	5,210	$51,170
Middle School Teachers	2,530	$53,660
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	310	$64,450
Education Professors	160	$72,420

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 Karthikc123 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.