Music Education at East Carolina 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 East Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from ECU.

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.

ECU Music Education Degrees Available

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

ECU Music Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music teacher education major at ECU 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 Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Popular Music Education Schools	80
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	179

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

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

ECU Music Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from ECU. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at ECU 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 East Carolina 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	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ECU Music Education Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from ECU, 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 East Carolina 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

ECU 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

• Health Occupations Teacher Education
• Drama & Dance Education
• Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Art 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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Middle School Teachers	18,640	$47,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Education Professors	2,500	$66,990

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.