Music Education at Bridgewater State University

Every music education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music teacher education program at Bridgewater State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bridgewater State is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and approximately 10,651 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 music teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from Bridgewater State.

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.

Bridgewater State Music Education Degrees Available

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

Bridgewater State Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at Bridgewater State 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 Bridgewater 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
	68
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	116
	255
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	350

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater State

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

Bridgewater State Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Music Education from Bridgewater State in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% 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 Bridgewater State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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 Bridgewater 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	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Bridgewater State Music Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in music teacher education from Bridgewater State. About 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. Bridgewater State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 58% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater 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

Bridgewater 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
• Drama & Dance Education
• Physics Education
• Spanish Education
• History 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 MA, the home state for Bridgewater State 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 Jeremy Foote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.