Music Education at Chapman University

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

Chapman is located in Orange, California and has a total student population of 9,761. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from Chapman.

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.

Chapman Music Education Degrees Available

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

Chapman Music Education Rankings

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

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 Chapman 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
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	49
	50
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	53
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	55
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	103
Most Popular Music Education Schools	124
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Most Focused Music Education Schools	225
Best Music Education Schools	304
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	339
	358
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	361
	362
Best Value Music Education Schools	380

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from Chapman. This makes it the #55 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Chapman

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

Chapman Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music teacher education from Chapman in 2021, 67% were men and 33% 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 Chapman since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 62% 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 Chapman University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Chapman Music Education Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Music Education from Chapman in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. Chapman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*

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

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

Chapman 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 CA, the home state for Chapman University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160

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 Tom Arthur under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.