Music Education at Boston University

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study music education, take a look at what Boston University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

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.

Boston U Music Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Boston U

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Boston U does offer online courses in music teacher education for the following degree levels:

Boston U Music Education Rankings

The music teacher education major at Boston U 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.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in music teacher education, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Music Education Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Boston U 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 Boston University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Boston U Music Education Master’s Program

70% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Boston U, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	38
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Boston University.

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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