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Music Education at Queens College

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

QC is located in Queens, New York and has a total student population of 19,700. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from QC.

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.

QC Music Education Degrees Available

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

QC Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at QC 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 QC 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 1
Most Focused Music Education Graduate Certificate Schools 5
Best Music Education Graduate Certificate Schools 11
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools 37
Most Focused Music Education Schools 94
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 185
Best Music Education Schools 196
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 235

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from QC. This makes it the #14 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at QC

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

QC Music Education Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Music Education from QC in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Queens College with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

QC Music Education Master’s Program

58% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from QC, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 NY, the home state for Queens College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Middle School Teachers 39,950 $83,490
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Education Professors 5,590 $88,580

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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